Politics ,Intention and Academy : Pondering the Debate on Wang Anshi between Liang Qichao and Yan Fu
政术 心术 学术————梁启超、严复评王安石之歧异探微

Liang Qichao and Yan Fu,the twin giants in the late Qing and early Republican era,while sharing many common intellectual and academic ideas,differ remarkably. Their concentrated critiques in 1908 of the Chinese historical reformer Wang Anshi provide a fairly good vantage-point for comparison. The two of them live in totally different circumstances: while Yan occupies a comparatively superior position,the middle-aged Liang,in overseas exile,hopes desperately for appointment from the government. Consequently ...