Timing and rulership in Master Lu's Spring and Autumn annals : Lushi chunqiu / James D. Sellmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sellmann, James D. (James Daryl)

Series:

SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture

SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lü shi chun qiu.

Chinese literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 265 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Lushi chunqiu

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Master Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals (Lushi chunqiu) inspired the king who united the warring states to become China's first emperor. In this work on the Lushi chunqiu, author James Sellmann finds that the concept of "proper timing" makes the work's diverse philosophies coherent. He discusses the life and times of its author, Lu Buwei, and the structure of the work. Sellmann also analyzes the role of human nature, the justification of the state, and the significance of cosmic, historical, and personal timing in the Lushi chunqiu. An organic instrumentalist position begins to emerge from the diverse theories of the Lushi chunqiu. In conclusion, Sellmann looks at the implications of the syncretic philosophies of the Lushi chunqiu for contemporary conceptions of time, human nature, political order, and social and environmental ethics."--Jacket

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

A Note Concerning Conventions Used in This Book

Introduction

The LSCQ's Programmatic Conceptions of Xing

An Emergent Social Order

Proper Timing in the Cosmic, Historical, and Moral Realms

Applying Proper Timing to Contemporary Issues

Phenomenological and Etymological Conceptions of Timing (Shi)

A Study of Xingming zhi Qing in the LSCQ: The Achievement of One's Character (Xing) in One's Natural Relations (Ming)

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-251) and index.

ISBN:

9780791489260

0791489264

9780585499673

0585499675

OCLC:

61367550