Emancipating the Mind and Being Practical——An Analysis of An Academic Outline under the Qing Dynasty

In the book of An Academic Outline under the Qing Dynasty written LIANG Qi-chao,we may see clearly the author's praise of the Ancient Text School of Confucian Classics and his criticism of the Modern Text School.In fact,however,LIANG adopted an ambiguous attitude of both praise and blame towards the two schools.On the one hand he blamed the Modern Text School for its arrogance,and on the other he praised its courage of innovation.And he praised the Ancient Text School for its down-to-earth scholarship,but he sneered at its platitude.Accordingly,LIANG,who used to emphasize“analysis and explanation”other than“history”,attempted to express his real intention of emancipating the mind and being practical.