Dean of Confucius Research Institute and Researcher Yang Chaoming’s new work Comprehensive Studies on Kong Zi Jia Yu was published by Qilu Press.
As Mr. Li Xueqin’s disciple, Yang Chaoming joined in the re-study on Kong Zi Jia Yu. Based on his long-time study, Yang Chaoming has unique view on the documental and ideological value of Kong Zi Jia Yu. In his view, Kong Zi Jia Yu is an authentic “analectical” document, instead of a psuedograph, it is “the first book in Confucius study” due to its unique value on Confucius’ thought and the Confucianism. Comprehensive Studies on Kong Zi Jia Yu could be called as the summary of Mr. Yang Chaoming’s study on Kong Zi Jia Yu.
The book included 22 papers, 5 reviews and summaries, and 300,000 Chinese characters or so. The papers cover many aspects about Kong Zi Jia Yu, which could be divided into four parts: the discussion about the authenticity of Kong Zi Jia Yu, philological study of Kong Zi Jia Yu, Kong Zi Jia Yu and Confucius study, and Kong Zi Jia Yu and the Confucian schools study. The appendix included five articles, in the first four the author commented the value and significance of General Interpretation of Kong Zi Jia Yu intensively, and the in the last one it summarized Mr. Yang Chaoming’s study.
To conclude, this book nearly included all the aspects of Kong Zi Jia Yu studies, it is not only the important collection of Mr. Yang’s study of Kong Zi Jia Yu, but also reflected the new progress in the past over 20 years in Kong Zi Jia Yu studies. It is especially important that its multiple perspectives and approaches have methodological significance, and will definitely enlighten the coming researchers and promote the further study on Kong Zi Jia Yu.
The publication of this book will enjoy warm welcome among the colleagues in academic circle and readers who are interested in Confucius, Confucius’ doctrines and Kong Zi Jia Yu.