Surprisingly little is known about what ancient Confucian thinkers struggled with in their own social and political contexts and how these struggles contributed to the establishment and further development of classical Confucian political theory. Leading scholar of comparative p…
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Classical Chinese: Selections from Philosophical Texts continues the rigorous standard set forth in the main, three-volume Classical Chinese: A Basic Reader. Organized into four sections, this supplementary volume sets forth the key concepts and writings of Confucius, Mencius, L…
"This book is a coherent, systematic, and plausible explanation of the philosophy of Mengzi (Mencius), a 4th century BCE Confucian. It covers the full range of Mengzi's philosophy, from the place of human beings in nature, to human psychology and philosophy of emotions, to the v…
Introduction: Why Confucianism? -- Harmony with nature -- What people really want -- Emotions and enjoying life -- Cultivating feelings -- Learning -- Ritual, music and embodied emotions -- Temptations, excuses, and putting ideas into practice -- Power, politics and action. "Th…
"This book is a coherent, systematic, and plausible explanation of the philosophy of Mengzi (Mencius), a 4th century BCE Confucian. It covers the full range of Mengzi's philosophy, from the place of human beings in nature, to human psychology and philosophy of emotions, to the v…
"This book is a coherent, systematic, and plausible explanation of the philosophy of Mengzi (Mencius), a 4th century BCE Confucian. It covers the full range of Mengzi's philosophy, from the place of human beings in nature, to human psychology and philosophy of emotions, to the v…
"Bryan Van Norden's new translation of the Mengzi (Mencius) is accurate, philosophically nuanced, and fluent. Accompanied by selected passages from the classic commentary of Zhu Xi - one of the most influential and insightful interpreters of Confucianism - this edition provides …
"Bryan Van Norden's new translation of the Mengzi (Mencius) is accurate, philosophically nuanced, and fluent. Accompanied by selected passages from the classic commentary of Zhu Xi - one of the most influential and insightful interpreters of Confucianism - this edition provides …
This book offers a selection from the translation of the full work, including the most frequently studied passages and covering the work{u2019}s major themes. It also includes selected passages from the classic commentary of Zhu Xi, an interpreter of Confucianism.