| dc.description.abstract | Chen-Zhu is an important scholar in the early Republic of China. There are sixteen chapters in his Kung-yang Philosophy. This study proposes to analyze three basic arguments mentioned in the book—individual ethics, political ethics, and the principles of expediency ethic. Since Chen-Zhu lived in the time when China was deeply affected by western culture and traditional Confucianism was greatly challenged, Kung-yang Philosophy aims to consolidate the core values of Confucianism by investigating many in-depth topics of the traditional Kung-yang theories. In addition, inspired by current trends, Chen also generates new insights in this book, such as equality, revolution, and courtliness. Meanwhile, he not only refers to Chinese classics, such as Chun-Chiou and Kung-yang Zhuan, as well as the traditional theories proposed by Tung Chung-Shu, Ho-Sho, and Kung Guang-Sen, but also adds novel ethical viewpoints which echo the current trend of Confucianism. Chen, through his masterpiece, revitalizes traditional Confucianism, making this book full of distinctive features of the current era. Hence, Kung-yang Philosophy is by no means a mere reference book of the Chinese classics; it epitomizes how Chen, after incorporating the essential values of traditional Chinese studies, transforms an old theory into a new one. Last but not least, this study also aims to present Chen’s unique viewpoints of Kung-yang theory by analyzing how Chan deliberately discards the arguments of Pi Si-Ray, Kang Yo-Wei, and Liaw Ping. | en_US |