The Lost Texts of Confucius' Grandson

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Guodian, Zisi, and Beyond

By Kuan-yun Huang

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The Lost Texts of Confucius' Grandson explores the Guodian corpus, a collection of literary and philosophical texts uncovered from a Warring States-period tomb in Hubei Province. Through detailed examination of individual characters and phrases, Kuan-yun Huang investigates the philosophical significance of these writings and proposes their authorship by Zisi, the renowned grandson of Confucius. The book further examines connections between these texts and the early intellectual traditions of Xunzi, Mencius, Confucius, and the legendary Laozi, revealing how Zisi's original teachings were later adapted into a conformist ideology.
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This work will appeal to scholars and readers interested in ancient Chinese philosophy, Confucianism, and the historical development of Chinese intellectual traditions.

The Guodian manuscripts are a cache of literary and philosophical texts from the fourth century BCE, discovered in a Warring States–period tomb. Through detailed decipherment and textual analysis, Kuan-yun Huang investigates the historical and philosophical contexts of these texts and proposes their association with Zisi, the grandson of Confucius.

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The Guodian corpus is a cache of literary and philosophical texts discovered in a Warring States-period tomb in Hubei Province. Through detailed decipherment of individual characters and phrases, this book investigates the philosophical import of these texts, and proposes their association with Zisi, the famous grandson of Confucius.

Huang also discusses the connection of the Guodian texts with the early intellectual tradition of Xunzi, Mencius, Confucius, and the legendary Laozi, as well as the process of rewriting that transformed Zisi's original teachings into a conformist line of thinking at that time.

The Lost Texts of Confucius' Grandson offers a deep dive into these influential works, shedding light on how they contribute to our understanding of ancient Chinese philosophy.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9789882372863

Publisher: The Chinese University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 30 April 2023

Country: Hong Kong

Imprint: The Chinese University Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 900g

Pages: 464

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About the Author

Kuan-yun Huang received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and is now Research Fellow and Director of the Research Center in Taiwan, Oriental Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences. Focusing on newly excavated texts and ancient Chinese intellectual history, his works have appeared in Early China, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Journal of Chinese Studies, and Journal of Oriental Studies. He is the author of A Walk in the Night with Zhuangzi: Musings on an Ancient Chinese Manuscript (State University of New York Press, 2023).