Mencius

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format.  From Shakespeare’s finesse to Oscar Wilde’s wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim’s Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library.

Philip J. Ivanhoe

Irene Bloom

Religion & Spirituality

Columbia University Press

The Chinese philosophical text Zhuangzi was written by Zhuangzi in the fourth century BCE. With humor and relentless logic Zhuangzi attacks claims to knowledge about the world, especially evaluative knowledge of what is good and bad or right and wrong. This book is about the man and the text.

Essays on Skepticism, Relativism and Ethics in the Zhuangzi (Suny Series in Chinese Philosophy & Culture)

History

Paul Kjellberg

Asia

State Univ of New York Pr

Leading scholars examine religious and philosophical dimensions of the Chinese classic known as the Daodejing or Laozi. Renowned international scholars examine crucial issues surrounding the Laozi, the third century B.C.E. Chinese classic also known as the Daodejing in this indispensable volume. The work offers diverse interpretations, a wide range of scholarly traditions, and a variety of ways to engage, ponder, and evaluate the Laozi. Contributors include Robert Henricks, Zhang Longxi, Tateno Masami, Isabelle Robinet, Harold D. Roth, Bryan W. Van Norden, and Liu Xiaogan.

Religious and Philosohical Aspects of the Laozi (S U N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)

Mark Csikszentmihalyi

State University of New York Press

Zhang Xuecheng (1738–1801) has primarily been read as a philosopher of history. This volume presents him as an ethical philosopher with a distinctive understanding of the aims and methods of Confucian self-cultivation. Offered in English translation for the first time, this collection of Zhang's essays and letters should challenge our current understanding of this Qing dynasty philosopher. On Ethics and History also contains translations of three important essays written by Tang-dynasty Confucian Han Yu and shows how Zhang responded to Han's earlier works. Those with an interest in ethical philosophy, religion, and Chinese thought and culture will find still relevant much of what Zhang argued for in his own day.

On Ethics and History: Essays and Letters of Zhang Xuecheng

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Stanford University Press

This work traces the evolution of the concept of moral self cultivation in the Chinese Confucian tradition. It begins with an introduction which describes the pre-philosophical development of ideas central to this concept, and then examines the specific treatment of self cultivation in the philosophy of Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi, Zhu Xi, Wang Yangming and Dai Zhen. It thus represents a survey of the views of some of the most influential Confucian thinkers on an issue of central importance in the tradition. Beyond providing a description of these Chinese thinkers, this work also relates their concern with moral self cultivation to a variety of topics in the western ethical tradition.

Confucian Moral Self Cultivation (The Rockwell Lecture Series)

Americas

Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers

Confucian Moral Self Cultivation

A concise and accessible introduction to the evolution of the concept of moral self-cultivation in the Chinese Confucian tradition, this volume begins with an explanation of the pre-philosophical development of ideas central to this concept, followed by an examination of the specific treatment of self cultivation in the philosophy of Kongzi ("Confucius"), Mengzi ("Mencius"), Xunzi, Zhu Xi, Wang Yangming, Yan Yuan and Dai Zhen. In addition to providing a survey of the views of some of the most influential Confucian thinkers on an issue of fundamental importance to the tradition, Ivanhoe also relates their concern with moral self-cultivation to a number of topics in the Western ethical tradition. Bibliography and index are included.

Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.

Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy

A reprint of the Seven Bridges Press edition of 2001. 
This reader presents new translations of the major writings of Kongzi (Confucius), Mozi, Mengzi (Mencius), Laozi (Lao Tzu), Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu), Xunzi (Hsün Tzu), and Han Feizi (Han Fei Tzu), with a concise general Introduction, brief introductions to each work, and select bibliographies for each figure represented. Also included are four appendices that shed light on important figures, periods, texts, and terms in Chinese thought.

Hackett Pub Co Inc

Confucian Reflections

Taylor&Francis

Ethics in the Confucian Tradition: The Thought of Mencius and Wang Yang-Ming

Scholars' Press

Long over due, this anthology collects in one volume new translations of some of the central works by major early Chinese philosophers-Kongzi (Confucius), Mozi, Mengzi (Mencius), Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, and Han Feizi. The book offers an excellent and balanced selection of texts in readable translations that reflect the very latest in fine scholarship.

Bryan W. Van Norden

Seven Bridges Pr Llc

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