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Continuous pursuit of the highest level of excellence in knowledge construction
Author(s)
Date Issued
2022
ISSN
2518-9921
Citation
Journal of Indigenous Counselling Psychology, 2022, Vol.13(3), pp.44-58.
Type
Peer Reviewed Journal Article
Abstract
This article offers three responses to Liu’s article, Advice from an Editor on Writing and
Publishing Journal Articles in Culture-oriented Psychology. First, Liu’s idea of ‘the quest of
knowledge as part of a lifelong Journey of self-cultivation’ is compatible with the notion of
‘continuous pursuit of the highest level of excellence’ in The Great Learning, thus
demonstrating the mission of academic research and knowledge construction. Second, Liu uses
the metaphors of ‘cocktail party’ and ‘sandwich’ to describe the components and highlights of
an academic paper. In response, an analogy of ‘seek and find’ is used to describe the writing of
an academic article at a micro level and the allegory of ox herding is used to illustrate the
process of knowledge seeking and construction. Third, Liu suggests that culture-oriented
psychologists learn to redirect their academic focus from being indigenous to being crosscultural and cultural evolutionary. Both the new opportunities and challenges of this vision are
discussed. In conclusion, the five constant virtues of benevolence, righteousness, propriety,
wisdom, and trustworthiness are applied to highlight the mission, the principle, and the ethics
of knowledge construction.
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