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The political philosophy of Zhang Taiyan [[electronic resource] ] : the resistance of consciousness / / by Viren Murthy



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Autore: Murthy Viren Visualizza persona
Titolo: The political philosophy of Zhang Taiyan [[electronic resource] ] : the resistance of consciousness / / by Viren Murthy Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Leiden [The Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
Disciplina: 181/.043
Soggetto topico: Buddhist philosophy
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction : Zhang Taiyan and Chinese modernity -- Zhang's critique of Kang Youwei : anti-Manchuism, the national essence, and revolution -- Buddhist epistemology and modern self-identity : Zhang Taiyan's "On establishing religion" -- Transfiguring modern temporality : Zhang Taiyan's critique of evolutionary history -- Daoist equalization against the universal principle : Zhang Taiyan's critique of late Qing political theory -- Conclusion : Zhang Taiyan, Lu Xun and Wang Hui : the politics of imagining a better future.
Sommario/riassunto: Zhang Taiyan (1868-1936) is famous for being one of the first thinkers in China to promote revolution in the early twentieth century. Scholars have addressed Zhang’s revolutionary and nationalist thought, but until this work there has not been any sustained engagement with Zhang’s Buddhist writings which aimed to understand and criticize the world from the perspective of consciousness. These philosophical works are significant because they exemplify how, as Chinese intellectuals entered the global capitalist world, they constantly tried to find resources to create an alternative. As the author argues in the conclusion, this desire to create an alternative to capitalism remained throughout twentieth century China and continues today in the works of critical intellectuals such as Wang Hui. Thus this work is important not only to understand our past, but to hope for a better future.
Titolo autorizzato: The political philosophy of Zhang Taiyan  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-12111-5
9786613121110
90-04-20388-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910789566803321
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Serie: Leiden series in comparative historiography ; ; v. 4.