Heaven and earth are not humane : the problem of evil in classical Chinese philosophy / Franklin Perkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perkins, Franklin, author.

Series:

World philosophies.

World Philosophies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Chinese--To 221 B.C.

Philosophy, Chinese.

Good and evil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>That bad things happen to good people was as true in early China as it is today. Franklin Perkins uses this observation as the thread by which to trace the effort by Chinese thinkers of the Warring States Period (c.475-221 BCE), a time of great conflict and division, to seek reconciliation between humankind and the world. Perkins provides rich new readings of classical Chinese texts and reflects on their significance for Western philosophical discourse.</P>

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Abbreviated Citations; Introduction: Philosophy in a Cross-Cultural Contex; 1 Formations of the Problem of Evil; 2 The Efficacy of Human Action and the Mohist Opposition to Fate; 3 Efficacy and Following Nature in the Dàodéjīng; 4 Reproaching Heaven and Serving Heaven in the Mèngzĭ; 5 Beyond the Human in the Zhuāngzĭ; 6 Xúnzĭ and the Fragility of the Human; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780253011763

0253011760

OCLC:

892942651