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Song Zhiming

Translator

Ma Gongwen

Published

July 2025

The Transformation of Confucianism and the Spirit

Author: Song Zhiming

Translator: Ma Gongwen

ISBN: 978-1-967368-14-3

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This book is published in its Original Edition with the title:

《儒学转型与中国哲学精神》

By Song Zhiming(宋志明)

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About the Translator

Ma Gongwen, was born in Hefei in 1979. He obtained his Master's degree from Dalian University of Foreign Languages, majoring in English linguistics. Then he has been teaching and doing research at Tongling University, carrying out and completing several school-level and provincial-level research projects as well as publicly-published academic results, including journal papers, professional works, translation works, etc. In 2018, he became a visiting scholar at Nanjing University, successfully completing his research mission. In 2022 he got his doctorate in De La Salle University of Dasmarinas, Philippines, majoring in English Language and Research. Ma Gongwen has long propelled the quintessential scholastic journey toward academic excellence, maintaining an unwavering commitment to pedagogical rigor and research innovation throughout his career. In recent years, however, he has strategically redirected his scholarly focus toward translation studies and practice, recognizing translation's unique potential as what he terms “cultural alchemy” - a transformative process that transmutes linguistic barriers into bridges of mutual understanding. This paradigmatic shift aligns with Confucian wisdom that advocates self-cultivation through intellectual engagement, “When encountering men of worth, we should aspire to equal their virtues; when confronting lesser character, we must turn inward to refine our own.”

CONTENTS

    Part One General Discussions on Chinese Philosophy
    On the Vicissitudes of Ancient Chinese Philosophy
    Problems and Changes of Ancient Chinese Philosophy
    Clarifying the Dispute over the Legitimacy of Chinese Philosophy
    On the Value Orientation of Chinese Philosophy
    My Perspective on the Philosophical View of ti(体) and yong(用)
    A Comprehensive Discussion on Traditional Chinese Concepts of zhi(知) and xing(行)
    A Comprehensive Theory of Ancient Chinese Dialectics
    On the Spirit of Righteousness (zheng yi) in Chinese Culture
    A Review of the Century-old History of Chinese Philosophy
    Review and Prospect of the Construction of Chinese Philosophy
    The Cornerstone of the History of Chinese Philosophy as a Discipline
    The Development Engine of the History of Chinese Philosophy as a Discipline
    Part Two The Transformation of Confucianism and Its Contemporary Values
    Sinology, Confucianism, and Philosophy
    The Modern Transformation of Confucianism
    The Emergence of Neo-Confucianism in the Modern Context
    Neo-Confucianism Overseas and the Globalization of Ethics
    The Development of Pre-Qin Confucian “Way of Man” (rendao)
    The Core of Confucianism: 仁 (ren) “Benevolence”
    A Discussion on Ancient and Modern Perspectives of “ren (仁), yi (义), li (礼), and zhi(智)”
    A Brief Discussion on “li (礼), yue(乐) and ren (仁)”
    The Eight Virtues as the Foundation of Morality Cultivation
    The Peace Orientation of Confucian Values
    On the Spirit of Chinese Philosophy and the Art of Management
    The Way of Management Inspired Through Confucianism
    On the Compatibility between Confucianism and Market Economy