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Principle and Practicality: Essays in Neo-Confucianism and Practical Learning (Neo-Confucian Studies)
Principle and Practicality Essays in NeoConfucianism and Practical Learning - Neo-Confucian Studies Author:Theodore Debary, Irene Bloom These essays explore the continuities and discontinuities between the Neo-Confucian thought of Ming China and early Tokugawa Japan and the "practical learning" of the 17th and 18th centuries, underlining the need for a deeper examination of the complex relationship between "traditional" and "modern" thoughts and values.