Title: Neo-Confucianism's View on Natural Science——An Anatomy of "Dao Wen Xue" and "Zun De Xing
Abstract: Either Dao Wen Xue or Zun De Xing only concerns about the moral cultivation of human beings, about the ethical meaning of objective things. In essence, Confucianism emphasizes the cultivation of ones mind for the official career and ignores the study of natural science. The popularity of Confucianism in old China, especially in Ming Dynasty, blocked the development of Chinese natural science.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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