The term refers to knowledge derived from contact between externalities and one’s sensory organs such as the ears and eyes, in contrast to “knowledge from one’s moral nature.” Zhang Zai （1020-1077）was the first to differentiate between “knowledge from one’s senses” and “knowledge from one’s moral nature.” Confucian scholars of the Song D…
“Concealment” refers to keeping things hidden, whereas “revelation” means making things abundantly clear. As an artistic and literary term, this pair of opposites refers to a creative process in which some things need to be hidden and others abundantly clear. When applied to semantics or rhetoric, it refers to subtle or explicit modes of express…
Dangran (当然), literally meaning “should be so,” is often used to describe the fact that something should exist or work in a specific manner, or the fact that someone should behave in a certain way. It implies some degree of legitimacy and reasonableness, indicating that the functioning of things and the conduct of people should adhere to legitim…
The purposes of the Project are to select the concepts in Chinese culture and thought that reflect the characteristics of the country's traditional culture and the Chinese people's way of thinking, and that embody the core values of China.
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