Three ways of thought in ancient China / / Arthur Waley

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910967084503321
• Autore: Waley Arthur
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005; London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005
• ISBN: 1-135-65203-1; 1-283-84619-5; 1-135-65196-5; 0-203-71532-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Collana: China, history, philosophy, economics ; ; 36
• Altri autori (Persone): Zhuangzi; Mencius; HanFei <d. 233 B.C.>
• Disciplina: 181.11; 181/.11
• Soggetti: Philosophy, Chinese; Philosophy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Consists chiefly of extracts from Chuang Tzu, Mencius and Han Fei Tzu."--Pref.; Originally published: London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1939.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chuang Tzu; Part I. The Realm of Nothing Whatever; Stories of Chuang Tzu and Hui Tzu; Stories of Lao Tzu and Confucius; The Ancients; The Brigand and the Sage; Death; The Cicada and the Wren; Yoga; King Mu and the Wizard; Yang-shêng; The Taoist and Tao; Dim Your Light; Buried among the People; Part II. Politics; Contemporary Events; The Uncarved Block; The Golden Age; Government; Dealing with the World; Mencius; The Better Feelings; Government by Goodness; Mencius and the Kings; The Kings of Wei; The Duke of T'êng; The Three Years MourningMencius and the king of Sung; Mencius and the king of Ch'i; The Yen Episode; The Handling of Sages; Great Men; The Rival Schools; Mo Tzu; Mencius and the Agriculturalists; Cl'ên Chung; Mencius and the Disciples; Methods of Argument; The Realists; Affinities of the Realists; The Realist Conception of Law; The People and ; the Law; Smith and Wesson; Agriculture and War; Classes to be Eliminated; The Past; The Ruler; Power; The Art of the Courtier; Epilogue. Realism in Action; Appendix; Appendix I. The Sources; Appendix II. Hsün Tzu on Mencius; Chuang Tzu on Shên Tao; Appendix III. Rites for Defensive WarAppendix IV. Biographies; Finding List; Index; Textual Notes
• Sommario/riassunto: First published in 1939. This book consists chiefly of extracts from Chuang Tzu, Mencius and Han Fei Tzu. Chuang Tzu's appeal is to the imagination; the appeal of mencius is to the moral feelings; realism, as expounded by Han Fei Tzu, finds a close parallel in modern Totalitarianism and as a result these extracts from a book of the third century B.C. nonetheless have a very contemporary connection.