Approaches to the Oriental ClassicsWilliam Theodore De Bary Columbia University Press, 1959 - 262 pages |
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Page 174
... Chinese society , transcends particular social conditions even while working through them . It is almost ironical to make such extravagant claims for the Chinese novel's possible value in a " Great Books " course , in view of the ...
... Chinese society , transcends particular social conditions even while working through them . It is almost ironical to make such extravagant claims for the Chinese novel's possible value in a " Great Books " course , in view of the ...
Page 176
... Chinese novels were studied as masterpieces of col- loquial literature . With the establishment of the Communist regime the novels have reached the acme of exaltation , their merits perhaps exaggerated as if to make up for all these ...
... Chinese novels were studied as masterpieces of col- loquial literature . With the establishment of the Communist regime the novels have reached the acme of exaltation , their merits perhaps exaggerated as if to make up for all these ...
Page 207
... Chinese philosopher has said that ever since Confucius , Chinese philosophy has spent 2,000 years in mere exegesis , " Bible study . " If that is true , how much of it is due to Confucius himself ? Secondly , the mainland Chinese ...
... Chinese philosopher has said that ever since Confucius , Chinese philosophy has spent 2,000 years in mere exegesis , " Bible study . " If that is true , how much of it is due to Confucius himself ? Secondly , the mainland Chinese ...
Contents
Opening Remarks by Jacques Barzun THE TEACHING OF | 3 |
Great BooksEast and West by Mark Van Doren | 7 |
Education in a Multicultural World by Thomas Berry 24 On Exploiting the Greek Analogy by Moses Hadas | 24 |
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