The Critic

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Wang Chong, courtesy name Zhongren, was a native of Shangyu in Kuaiji (present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province) and a renowned philosopher of the Han dynasty. Zhang Taiyan remarked of him: "He corrected falsehoods and discerned the proper direction. With his theories of skepticism, he analyzed countless matters, exposing errors without sparing even the highest sages. The Han dynasty produced one such man, enough to redeem its honor. Even to this day, few have been able to match him."The Critic: A Biography of Wang Chong takes his turbulent life journey as its main thread, introducing his profound and extensive philosophical system. Born into a humble and isolated family, Wang Chong possessed extraordinary talent from an early age-"praised in his village for filial piety." He entered the Imperial Academy, studied under great Confucian scholars, befriended like-minded companions, explored bookstores to read widely, and mastered the teachings of a hundred schools of thought. With a deep aspiration to benefit the world, he served in various local and prefectural government positions. However, because of his integrity and uprightness, he repeatedly failed to gain high office and ultimately retired to his hometown to dedicate himself to writing, where he established his own intellectual legacy.This book delves deeply into Wang Chong's remarkable work Lunheng (Critical Essays), portraying a pioneering thinker-one of the few in nearly two thousand years of Chinese history-whose scholarly approach was characterized by "questioning, hypothesizing, and verifying."¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿

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Pages: 254, Edition: Unabridged, Paperback, China National Publications Import & Export C