Hsing (nature) as the ontological basis of practicality in early Ch'ing Ch'eng-Chu Confucianism...

Contends that Li Kuang-ti partook of the prevailing effort in the early Ch'ing to mold an ethos of practicality and concrete learning. Li Kuang-ti's role as guardian of Ch'eng-Chu orthodoxy; Practical import and intent of Ch'eng-Chu learning; Realization in the moral transformation of humanity.