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Gongfu Philosophy and the Confucian Way of Freedom: Critical Reflections on Ni Peimin’s Confucius: The Man and the Way of Gongfu

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Wang, H. Gongfu Philosophy and the Confucian Way of Freedom: Critical Reflections on Ni Peimin’s Confucius: The Man and the Way of Gongfu. Dao 17, 257–265 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11712-018-9605-y

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