Description£º
In¡°A History of Ideas of China¡±, Professor Ge Zhaoguang presents an introduction, a history of traditional Chinese knowledge, thought and belief from ancient times to the nineteenth century with a new approach offering a new perspective. It appropriates a wide range of source materials and emphasizes the necessity of understanding ideas and thought in their proper historical contexts. Its analytical narrative focuses on the dialectical interaction between historical background and intellectual thought. While discussing the complex dynamics of interaction among the intellectual thought of elite Chinese scholars, their historical conditions, their canonical texts and the ¡°worlds of general knowledge, thought and belief¡±, it also illuminates the significance of key issues such as the formation of the Chinese view of the world order and its underlying value system, the origins of Chinese cultural identity and foreign influences.

About the Author£º
Ge Zhaoguang, Famous Scholar, Dean and Professor of National Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies of Fudan University