{ "item_title" : "The Critic", "item_author" : [" 徐斌 "], "item_description" : "Wang Chong, courtesy name Zhongren, was a native of Shangyu in Kuaiji (present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province) and a renowned philosopher of the Han dynasty. Zhang Taiyan remarked of him: He corrected falsehoods and discerned the proper direction. With his theories of skepticism, he analyzed countless matters, exposing errors without sparing even the highest sages. The Han dynasty produced one such man, enough to redeem its honor. Even to this day, few have been able to match him. The Critic: A Biography of Wang Chong takes his turbulent life journey as its main thread, introducing his profound and extensive philosophical system. Born into a humble and isolated family, Wang Chong possessed extraordinary talent from an early age-praised in his village for filial piety. He entered the Imperial Academy, studied under great Confucian scholars, befriended like-minded companions, explored bookstores to read widely, and mastered the teachings of a hundred schools of thought. With a deep aspiration to benefit the world, he served in various local and prefectural government positions. However, because of his integrity and uprightness, he repeatedly failed to gain high office and ultimately retired to his hometown to dedicate himself to writing, where he established his own intellectual legacy. This book delves deeply into Wang Chong's remarkable work Lunheng (Critical Essays), portraying a pioneering thinker-one of the few in nearly two thousand years of Chinese history-whose scholarly approach was characterized by questioning, hypothesizing, and verifying. 王充，字仲任，会稽上虞（今属浙江绍兴）人，汉代著名哲学家。章太炎评：正虚妄，审向背。怀疑之论，分析百端，有所发擿，不避上圣。汉得一人，足以振耻。至于今，亦鲜有能逮之者也。《论衡之人：王充传》以其曲折的人生轨迹为主线，介绍了他博大精深的思想体系。王充出身细族孤门，天纵英才，乡里称孝，入太学，师大儒、交挚友，游书肆览群书，博通百家之言。王充怀济世之志，曾历县郡府吏，却因清廉正直，仕数不遇，归隐乡里潜心著述，终成一家之言。作者深度剖解王充奇书《论衡》，刻画了一位近两千年中国历史上少有的，敢于以疑问，假设，证验为治学特色的思想先锋。", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/7/21/311/708/7213117084_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "28.99", "online_price" : "28.99", "our_price" : "28.99", "club_price" : "28.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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