The Complete Works of Wang Yangming (Four Volumes)

Before, I only knew about Wang Yangming's Yangming Xinxue, the ideas of studying things to gain knowledge and integrating knowledge and action. After reading this book, I have a systematic understanding of Wang Yangming's ideological system, including his people and events, as well as the foundation and ideals of his thoughts. This book is very rich in content, and it is difficult for non-professionals to read classical Chinese. Good translators and detailed annotations are needed to help readers understand. In fact, it is better to read this kind of book in paper version, and the electronic version will affect the reading experience.

"Mr. Yangming is praised by future generations as the three immortal perfections of "morality, speech, and meritorious service." He was a famous thinker, military strategist, and writer in the Ming Dynasty. Yangmingology has not only been the source of Chinese Confucianism for five hundred years, but its influence has spread as far as Japan and South Korea." This book records Wang Yangming's classic quotations and summarizes the biography and historical events about Wang Yangming since the Ming Dynasty. It is a book that we must not miss if we understand this Confucian scholar. In the process of understanding Wang Yangming's thoughts, we will have a deeper experience of ancient Confucian culture.

This set of books collects Mr. Yangming's lifelong articles, words and related works. It is an excellent source of information to understand this man who was the first perfect man in the past five hundred years. What is particularly valuable is that this book is accompanied by many portraits and authentic works of Mr. Yangming, which, combined with articles, enable readers to have a more comprehensive understanding of the man. However, for general readers, Mr. Yangming's works are difficult to understand due to language style and content. If they can be explained in appropriate places, it will be more conducive to the spread of Yangming's thoughts.

Before, I only knew about Wang Yangming's Yangming Xinxue, the ideas of studying things to gain knowledge and integrating knowledge and action. After reading this book, I have a systematic understanding of Wang Yangming's ideological system, including his people and events, as well as the foundation and ideals of his thoughts. This book is very rich in content, and it is difficult for non-professionals to read classical Chinese. Good translators and detailed annotations are needed to help readers understand. In fact, it is better to read this kind of book in paper version, and the electronic version will affect the reading experience.

I finally finished reading it for the first time after off and on!