The Huainanzi and Liu An's claim to moral authority / Griet Vankeerberghen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vankeerberghen, Griet, 1964-

Series:

SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Huainanzi.

Liu, An, 179 B.C.-122 B.C.

Liu, An.

Physical Description:

viii, 225 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2001]

Contents:

Chapter 1. Conflicting Views of Morality 9

The Intellectual Climate at the Beginning of Emperor Wu's Reign 9

The King of Huainan's Place in the Intellectual Scene 11

Moral Conflict 13

Gongsun Hong, Zhang Tang, and Events in Huainan after 124 B.C. 27

Contemporaries' Reactions to the Huainan Trial 33

Terror after 122 B.C. 35

Chapter 2. The Triangle of Power: Emperor, Kings, and Officials 37

The Kings: A Political History 37

The Kings: An Alternative History 39

Relations between Emperor Wu and the King of Huainan before 123 B.C. 49

The Events of 123-122 B.C. Revisited 55

Chapter 3. The Official Representation of the 123-122 B.C. Events 63

Cycles in Emperor Wu's Reign: The Capture of the Unicorn 63

The Transition from "Old" to "New" 65

Liu An's Biography in Shi ji and Han shu 67

Chapter 4. The Goals of Human Action 83

The Archer 83

Adjusting the Scale 86

Roots and Branches 95

Wuwei 97

Chapter 5. Following Nature 101

On Xing 101

Sages and Nonsages 105

Humans' Transforming Power 111

The Virtues 115

Who Should Become a Sage? 117

The Huainanzi and Dong Zhongshu's Memorials 118

Chapter 6. Evaluating the Sage: Fate, History, and Human Responsibility 127

The First Model: "Heaven Has No Favorites" 127

The Second Model: The Case of Bo Yi 135

Conclusion: Evaluations of Liu An and the Huainanzi 141

Table 1. Chronology of Main Events in the Life of Liu An 147

Table 2. The Liu Kings, 202-120 B.C. 149

Appendix 1. A Comparison of Liu An's Biographies in Shi ji 118 and Han shu 44 with a Proposed Reconstruction of Two Layers of Text 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-216) and index.

ISBN:

079145147X

0791451488

OCLC:

45634550