Description:This fascinating new history of Chinese philosophy places great emphasis on the interaction between philosophical and historical movements in China from prehistory to the twentieth century. As a result, it is an ideal way to follow China's often complex social and historical processeswith philosophical movements serving as signposts.
From the earliest attempts at divination, feudal systems, and treatises on war and strategy, the book blooms in showing the flowering of some of China's greatest philosophical traditionsincluding Daosim, Confucianism, Mohism, and Legalismand how they ebb and flow, changing and evolving with major and minor alterations through the centuries.
For the reader interested not only in the theoretical framework of Chinese philosophy but in how it interacts with history, this book will be a welcome addition to any library.
Jiefu Xiao is a professor of philosophy at Wuhan University and vice chair of the Society for the History of Chinese Philosophy and the China Association for the Study of Confucius.
Jinquan Li is a professor of philosophy at Sun Yat-sen University.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Concise History of Chinese Philosophy: Main Currents of Philosophical Thought from Mythology to Mao. To get started finding A Concise History of Chinese Philosophy: Main Currents of Philosophical Thought from Mythology to Mao, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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A Concise History of Chinese Philosophy: Main Currents of Philosophical Thought from Mythology to Mao
Description: This fascinating new history of Chinese philosophy places great emphasis on the interaction between philosophical and historical movements in China from prehistory to the twentieth century. As a result, it is an ideal way to follow China's often complex social and historical processeswith philosophical movements serving as signposts.
From the earliest attempts at divination, feudal systems, and treatises on war and strategy, the book blooms in showing the flowering of some of China's greatest philosophical traditionsincluding Daosim, Confucianism, Mohism, and Legalismand how they ebb and flow, changing and evolving with major and minor alterations through the centuries.
For the reader interested not only in the theoretical framework of Chinese philosophy but in how it interacts with history, this book will be a welcome addition to any library.
Jiefu Xiao is a professor of philosophy at Wuhan University and vice chair of the Society for the History of Chinese Philosophy and the China Association for the Study of Confucius.
Jinquan Li is a professor of philosophy at Sun Yat-sen University.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Concise History of Chinese Philosophy: Main Currents of Philosophical Thought from Mythology to Mao. To get started finding A Concise History of Chinese Philosophy: Main Currents of Philosophical Thought from Mythology to Mao, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.