Wang Anshi and Su Dongpo: The Dialectic of Twin Luminaries Through The Ages 《王安石與蘇東坡:千秋雙璧之辯證》

Lawrence K. Wang 王抗曝 , Ping-Chang Su 蘇平章, and Hung-ping Tsao 曹恆平, (2026). Wang Anshi and Su Dongpo: The Dialectic of Twin Luminaries Through The Ages 《王安石與蘇東坡:千秋雙璧之辯證》, "Global Humanities and Liberal Arts", Volume 2026, Number 3A, 2026(3A), 57 pages, Lenox Institute Press, MA, USA ..... ASTRACT: This study centers on two towering figures of the Northern Song dynasty of China — Wang Anshi and Su Shi (Su Dongpo) — to examine the dialectical unity of reason and emotion within the Confucian intellectual tradition. Through comparative analysis of political philosophy, literary aesthetics, and moral personality, the book explores how institutional rationality and humanistic rationality coexisted in Song dynasty culture. Combining historical scholarship and literary interpretation, it reveals how reform and creativity, governance and poetry, complemented one another in shaping the Chinese mind.