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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466776603321

Autore

Raphals Lisa Ann <1951->

Titolo

Knowing words : wisdom and cunning in the classical traditions of China and Greece / / Lisa Raphals

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca ; ; London : , : Cornell University Press, , 1992

ISBN

1-5017-3213-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 273 pages)

Collana

Myth and Poetics

Disciplina

181/.11

Soggetti

Philosophy, Chinese

Philosophy, Ancient

Poetics - History - To 1500

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [246]-260) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Nagy, Gregory -- Preface / Raphals, Lisa -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Chinese Accounts of Wisdom and Knowledge -- 2. Wisdom in Classical Confucianism -- 3. Mohist Knowledge -- 4. Taoist Wisdom -- 5. Cunning in Rhetoric and Strategy -- Interlude -- 6. The Strategies of Zhuge Liang -- 7. The Journey to the West -- 8. Heroes, Kings, and Kingmakers -- 9. Skillful Means -- 10. Conclusions -- Appendix 1. Warring States Terms for Wisdom and Cunning -- Appendix 2. Terms for Wisdom and Cunning in Two Ming Novels -- Appendix 3. Semantic Range -- Character List -- Selected Bibliography -- Index