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The Great Learning (daxue) is the integrated scholarship between moral saint and administrative king of Confucian tradition, its essence being epitomized as Three Principles and Eight Items (san gang ling ba tiao mu) in The Great Learning. The first principle of comprehending universal representation is the human reflections upon cosmic dynamics, the second principle of assuming-new-person mirrors Confucian political idealism based on natural justice and moral consciousness for social equity, the third principle of halting at consummation represents Confucian political personality and its life philosophy.
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Chun, S. (2012). Political Personality Revealed in the Great Learning (daxue). In: Major Aspects of Chinese Religion and Philosophy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29317-7_19
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