The Rejecting, the Skeptical, and the Accepting: From Matteo Ricci’s World Map to the Influence of Missionaries on Late Ming Chinese Scholars 1. Matteo Ricci’s World Map: Its Significance from an Intellectual History Perspective In 1584, shortly after arriving in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, the Italian missionary Matteo Ricci (1552–1610), with the support of the local prefect Wang […]
“We are publishing the English translation, with the Chinese original version below, of a speech Professor Ge gave at Kyoto University in Japan last week. Professor Ge is considered the most critical historian of Chinese thought. The speech concentrates on Ge’s recurring theme, China’s world vision. In this case, it’s about the occasions to change […]
Professor Ge Zhaoguang is, without a doubt, the most important historian of Chinese thought alive. In a few words, his seminal work is focused on comprehending traditional Chinese thinking through a more modern and contemporary model. He also devoted much research to understanding Western approaches to China, and thus, he contributed to a new perception […]
