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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Arthur Probsthain's oriental series
Author: Probsthain's Oriental Series
Author: Catalogues of Books on Oriental Subjects Offered for Sale by A. Probsthain.
Author: Arthur PROBSTHAINEncyclopaedia of Books on China
Author: Arthur ProbsthainPublisher:
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Category : Art, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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The Art of Chinese Philosophy
Author: Paul GoldinPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691200815
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A smart and accessible introduction to the most important works of ancient Chinese philosophy—the Analects of Confucius, Mozi, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Sunzi, Xunzi, and Han Feizi This book provides an unmatched introduction to eight of the most important works of classical Chinese philosophy—the Analects of Confucius, Mozi, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Sunzi, Xunzi, and Han Feizi. Combining accessibility with the latest scholarship, Paul Goldin, one of the world's leading authorities on the history of Chinese philosophy, places these works in rich context as he explains the origin and meaning of their compelling ideas. Because none of these classics was written in its current form by the author to whom it is attributed, the book begins by asking, "What are we reading?" and showing that understanding the textual history of the works enriches our appreciation of them. A chapter is devoted to each of the eight works, and the chapters are organized into three sections: "Philosophy of Heaven," which looks at how the Analects, Mozi, and Mencius discuss, often skeptically, Heaven (tian) as a source of philosophical values; "Philosophy of the Way," which addresses how Laozi, Zhuangzi, and Sunzi introduce the new concept of the Way (dao) to transcend the older paradigms; and "Two Titans at the End of an Age," which examines how Xunzi and Han Feizi adapt the best ideas of the earlier thinkers for a coming imperial age. In addition, the book presents clear and insightful explanations of the protean and frequently misunderstood concept of qi—and of a crucial characteristic of Chinese philosophy, nondeductive reasoning. The result is an invaluable account of an endlessly fascinating and influential philosophical tradition.
The Book of Lord Shang
Author: Yang ShangPublisher:
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
"This book gives a complete translation of the work known in Chinese as Shang-chun-shu".
The Works of Hsüntze
Author: XunziPublisher:
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Category : Chinese literature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Translation
Author: Charles Edward WilsonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Traditional Cosmology, vol. 5: Solar and Lunar Anomalies
Author: Marinus Anthony van der SluijsPublisher: All-Round Publications
ISBN: 1999438302
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
This work, in 6 volumes, is a compendium of traditional cosmologies worldwide. The material includes the global mythology of creation and destruction, but also comprises information drawn from other areas of traditional knowledge, ritual, iconography, shamanism, costume, and dance. Relying on original sources, universal points of agreement are identified, often on counter-intuitive ideas. These suggest a single template, a blueprint for a universal mythology of origins with local variations. Volume 5 documents a large number of traditions concerning unusual and often undesirable properties and activities of the sun and moon. To name just a few examples, prominent beliefs were that the moon was originally brighter than the sun and that the earth once succumbed to the heat caused by the sun's former proximity, its greater strength, its failure to move or the appearance of multiple luminaries.
Author: Mei Yi-Pao