The Path of Righteousness: Philosophical Foundations and the Basic Spirit of Chinese Civilization

In this foundational work, Zhang Dainian, former president of the Society for the History of Chinese Philosophy, synthesizes the “spirit” of Chinese culture into four rigorous pillars: vigorous action, harmony and the Mean, virtue cultivation, and the harmony between Heaven and humanity. Drawing on primary sources from Confucius and Laozi to Wang Fuzhi, an essential primary source for university collections in Asian Studies, Comparative Philosophy, and Eastern Intellectual History.