| Chinese Title | 大学 |
| 大學 | |
| Romanizations | Daxue |
| Da xue | |
| Ta-hsüeh | |
| Author(s) | Confucius |
| Year | Warring States period |
| Summary | The Daxue (Great Learning) is a foundational Confucian text arguing that social order and world peace stem directly from personal morality. Originally a chapter in the Book of Rites, it asserts that successful governance is impossible without first achieving self-cultivation. The text presents a logical chain of development: the ‘Three Guidelines’ (manifesting virtue, loving the people, and abiding in the highest good) and the ‘Eight Steps’. These steps describe a path beginning with the ‘investigation of things’ and ‘sincerity of will’, which leads to a regulated family, a well-governed state, and ultimately, peace throughout the world. |
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Intorcetta, Prospero, Herdtricht, Christian Wolfgang, Rougemont, François de, Couplet, Philippe
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Cramer, Johann
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Du Halde, Jean-Baptiste
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Du Halde, Jean-Baptiste
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Pluquet, François-André-Adrien
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Magalhães, Gabriel de, Bernou, Claude
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