Title: An Authentic Explanation to the “Advance” in the Analects
Abstract: The Han Confucianism regards “advance” and “backward” as a historical cultural concept, which is obviously a groundless assumption; Liu Baonan explained “advance to rituals” as a procedure of “study rituals first, for promotions later”, which is also meaning-twisting with more wordiness. “Advance” is in fact a complete sentence that precisely expressed the viewpoints of Confucian, regarding the selection of political talents: Equal criteria of qualification to the talented people no matter which family they come from. “Advance” and “backward” is an assumed relationship of contrast, not a factual relationship of contrast.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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