The philosophy of qi : the Record of great doubts / Kaibara Ekken ; translated, with an introduction, by Mary Evelyn Tucker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaibara, Ekiken, 1630-1714.

Contributor:

Tucker, Mary Evelyn.

Series:

Translations from the Asian classics

Standardized Title:

Taigiroku. English

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Conduct of life--Early works to 1800.

Conduct of life.

Physical Description:

xi, 208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2007]

Summary:

Kaibara Ekken (1630-1714) was a prominent Japanese Neo-Confucian scholar whose philosophical treatise, "The Record of Great Doubts," is one of the central discourses in East Asia on the importance of "qi," or the vital force that courses through all life. Available for the first time in English, this book emphasizes the role of the monism of "qi "in achieving a life of engagement. Ekken believes that moral self-cultivation must take place within the dynamic forces of nature and amid the rigorous demands of society and that the vitalism of "qi" provides the philosophical grounding for this vibrant interaction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-189) and index.

Translated from the Japanese.

ISBN:

0231139225

9780231139229

0231511299

9780231511292

OCLC:

70823246