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Kang Youwei’s Theory on Great Harmony

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Kang Youwei is another important pioneer of Chinese sociology. By exploring the positive factors in the Chinese academic tradition, he integrated some of the principles of western sociology into the Chinese traditional academy and expounded the sociological thoughts on great harmony with strong idealism. The study of Kang Youwei’s sociological thought is undoubtedly of great significance in grasping the evolutionary clues and theoretical characteristics of Chinese sociological thought.

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    Zhu Weizheng. Introduction—From <Pandect of Practical Reasoning and Public Law> to <Datong Shu>. Kang Youwei. Kang Youwei’s Two Kinds of Datong Theories, pp. 2–3.

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    Kang Youwei. Kang Youwei’s Two Kinds of Datong Theories, p. 7.

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    Kang Youwei. Kang Youwei’s Two Kinds of Datong Theories, p. 42.

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    Zhu Weizheng. Introduction—From <Pandect of Practical Reasoning and Public Law> to <Datong Shu>. Kang Youwei. Kang Youwei’s Two Kinds of Datong Theories, p. 3.

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    Kang Youwei. Kang Youwei’s Two Kinds of Datong Theories, p. 3.

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    Kang Youwei. Kang Youwei’s Two Kinds of Datong Theories, p. 5.

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    Kang Youwei. Kang Youwei’s Two Kinds of Datong Theories, p. 33.

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    Kang Youwei. Kang Youwei’s Two Kinds of Datong Theories, p. 3.

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    Zhu Weizheng. Introduction—From <Pandect of Practical Reasoning and Public Law> to <Datong Shu>. Kang Youwei. Kang Youwei’s Two Kinds of Datong Theories, p. 3.

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    Zhu Weizheng. Introduction—From <Pandect of Practical Reasoning and Public Law> to <Datong Shu>. Kang Youwei. Kang Youwei’s Two Kinds of Datong Theories, p. 3.

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Liu, S. (2020). Kang Youwei’s Theory on Great Harmony. In: Origin and Expansion of Chinese Sociology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3094-4_4

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