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Living Chinese philosophy / a Metis Films production ; directed and edited by Tiffany Cone ; associate director and producer, Malcolm Cone.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 025 747
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- China--Social conditions.
- China.
- Social conditions.
- Philosophy, Chinese.
- Confucianism.
- Taoism.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Lectures.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Distributed by Insight Media, [2007]
- System Details:
- DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1.
- digital
- optical
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- In this documentary, professor Roger Ames examines the influence of Confucian and Taoist philosophies on contemporary Chinese culture. He covers such topics as personal cultivation, family as a cultural metaphor, education and enculturation, and humanity's ability to contribute to cosmic meaning. Using the context of the philosophies, the film also discusses China's responses to contemporary problems.
- Contents:
- Conceptual foundations
- Confucianism
- Daoism
- Consequences.
- Participant:
- Presented by Roger T. Ames; narrated by Tiffany Cone.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Scott Mouat; translator and travel assistant, Deng Chen.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture produced in 2007.
- Aspect ratio 16:9.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Benjamin Franklin Library Fund.
- OCLC:
- 243699546
- Publisher Number:
- IM16 Insight Media
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