How to Achieve Good Governance: Arguments in the Tang Yu zhi dao 唐虞之道 (The Way of Tang and Yu) and the Zhong xin zhi dao 忠信之道 (The Principles of Uprightness and Reliability)

Michael Schimmelpfennig*

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    Abstract

    This is a comparative study of the Guodian texts Tang Yu zhi dao 唐虞之道 and Zhong xin zhi dao 忠信之道. The study takes certain formal similarities of both texts and a hypothesis on the early development of books in early China as a pretext to re-examine both manuscripts. The study has two aims: first, to examine the degree of argument cohesion in Tang Yu zhi dao and to juxtapose the structure of its argument with that of Zhong xin zhi dao. Second, to compare what distinguishes both manuscripts on the level of textual construction and argument, using this comparison to reflect on Sarah Allan’s idea of the gradual amalgamation of short textual portions into argumentation texts.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationDao Companions to Chinese Philosophy
    PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
    Pages89-115
    Number of pages27
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019

    Publication series

    NameDao Companions to Chinese Philosophy
    Volume10
    ISSN (Print)2211-0275
    ISSN (Electronic)2542-8780

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