Implementing ideas "Don't assume that the Han dynasty was lacking in ideas," says NTU Chinese department professor Ko Ching-ming, a keen devotee of Han writings. The thinking of the pre-Qin philosophers was the jewel in the crown, but it lacked practical application.
思想落實於具體形式「不要以為漢代缺乏思想」，深愛漢代文采的柯慶明強調，先秦諸子思想光芒如皇冠上的寶石，卻缺乏具體實驗。