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What is Rúism?
Rúism (儒學, rúxué) is the academic term for the tradition commonly called "Confucianism." The character rú (儒) designates the scholar devoted to the study of the classics and moral cultivation. This digital library gathers works, thinkers, schools, and fundamental concepts organized as an interconnected knowledge graph.
Data Model
Four interconnected entities: Thinkers (with master-disciple relationships), Works (with commentaries and translations), Schools (philosophical currents), and Concepts (key notions). Each entity links to the others, allowing navigation from any entry point.
Conventions
Traditional characters (繁體字) with pīnyīn romanization and tonal marks. Approximate dates marked with "~". Titles in Chinese, pīnyīn, and English translation.
Roadmap
Future phases: complete texts with annotations, interactive visual graph, academy maps, academic bibliography, and advanced search by topic, period, and intellectual relationship.