Rule: a study of Jia Yi's Xin shu [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Charles Theodore Sanft

Sinologie und Ostasienkunde Rule: A Study of Jia Yi’s Xin shu Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Philosophischen Fakultä t der Westfä lischen Wilhelms-Universität zu Münster (Westfalen) vorgelegt von Charles Theodore Sanft aus St. Paul, Minnesota, USA 2005 RULE A STUDY OF JIA YI’S XIN SHU CHARLES THEODORE SANFT © 2005 Charles Theodore Sanft All rights reserved A CKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank all of my teachers for their instruction over the years. For a perma-student like me, these are too numerous to list exhaustively. But some require mention. Particularly, I want to thank my advisor, Professor Reinhard Emmerich of the Institut fü r Sinologie und Ostasienkunde at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität M nster, who has been not only an illuminating and inspiring teacher but also a kind and generous friend. I would further like to express my appreciation to (in alphabetical order) Professor Joseph R. Allen, Dr. Mark L. Asselin, Professor Stephen Durrant, Dr. Yuri Pines, Mr.