In The Early Dominance of the Sima Rule and the Fractured Freedom Mind of Aristocracy Intellectuals, Jiahao Shen presents a striking reinterpretation...
The political philosophy in general often assumes that order, once achieved, confers legitimacy. In early medieval China, similar assumptions shaped both governance...
In the third century, as China’s Wei–Jin era descended into corruption and uncertainty, two scholars refused to conform. Ruan Ji and Ji...