Chu Hsi and the Ta-hsueh: Neo-Confucian Reflection on the Confucian Canon

This is a study of the Ta-hsueh text, its history prior to the Sung dynasty, its new prominence in the Sung, and the reasons why Chu Hsi found the text so intellectually and philosophically compelling. Gardner compares Chu Hsi's with earlier interpretations and provides an original annotated translation that reflects Chu Hsi's understanding of the classic as revealed in his commentary and his other writings.