![]() ![]() ![]() In this light, their position as foundational documents in the history of classical Chinese thought parallels that of the Platonic Dialogues in transforming the diffuse concepts of the pre-Socratics into a unified mode of philosophical inquiry. ![]() In the historical development of classical Confucian philosophy, the two brief treatises known as Daxue 大學 ( Great Learning) and Zhongyong 中庸 ( Doctrine of the Mean) are among the most important milestones marking the transition of Confucian thought, from the kernels of ancient wisdom encapsulated in the early canonic writings: The Shujing 書經 ( Classic of Documents), The Yijing易經 ( Classic of Changes) and The Shijing 詩經 ( Classic of Poetry) together with the diffuse ethical teachings set forth in the name of Confucius in the Lunyu 論語 ( The Analects), toward the gradual emergence of Confucianism as a spiritually profound and intellectually complex philosophical system. ![]()
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