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Disputers of the Tao: Philosophical Argument in Ancient China

Book information

Publisher
Open Court
Year
1989
ISBN
0812690885, 9780812690880
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
69 MB (72228217 bytes)
Edition
First Printing
Pages
502\258
Time added
2017-03-29 08:50:43

Description

"A history of Chinese philosophy in the so-called Axial Period (the period of classical Greek and Indian philosophy), during which time China evolved the characteristic ways of thought that sustained both its empire and its culture for over 2000 years. It is comprehensive, lucid, almost simple in its presentation, yet backed up with incomparable authority amid a well-honed discretion that unerringly picks out the core of any theme. Garlanded with tributes even before publication, it has redrawn the map of its subject and will be the one essential guide for any future exploration. For anyone interested in the affinities between ancient Chinese and modern Western philosophy, there is no better introduction."—Contemporary Review

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