Three ways of thought in ancient China / Arthur Waley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waley, Arthur.

Contributor:

Zhuangzi.

Mencius.

Han, Fei, d. 233 B.C.

Series:

China, history, philosophy, economics ; 36.

China, history, philosophy, economics ; 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Chinese.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1939. This book consists chiefly of extracts from Chuang Tzu, Mencius and Han Fei Tzu. Chuang Tzu's appeal is to the imagination; the appeal of mencius is to the moral feelings; realism, as expounded by Han Fei Tzu, finds a close parallel in modern Totalitarianism and as a result these extracts from a book of the third century B.C. nonetheless have a very contemporary connection.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chuang Tzu; Part I. The Realm of Nothing Whatever; Stories of Chuang Tzu and Hui Tzu; Stories of Lao Tzu and Confucius; The Ancients; The Brigand and the Sage; Death; The Cicada and the Wren; Yoga; King Mu and the Wizard; Yang-shêng; The Taoist and Tao; Dim Your Light; Buried among the People; Part II. Politics; Contemporary Events; The Uncarved Block; The Golden Age; Government; Dealing with the World; Mencius; The Better Feelings; Government by Goodness; Mencius and the Kings; The Kings of Wei; The Duke of T'êng

The Three Years MourningMencius and the king of Sung; Mencius and the king of Ch'i; The Yen Episode; The Handling of Sages; Great Men; The Rival Schools; Mo Tzu; Mencius and the Agriculturalists; Cl'ên Chung; Mencius and the Disciples; Methods of Argument; The Realists; Affinities of the Realists; The Realist Conception of Law; The People and the Law; Smith and Wesson; Agriculture and War; Classes to be Eliminated; The Past; The Ruler; Power; The Art of the Courtier; Epilogue. Realism in Action; Appendix; Appendix I. The Sources; Appendix II. Hsün Tzu on Mencius; Chuang Tzu on Shên Tao

Appendix III. Rites for Defensive WarAppendix IV. Biographies; Finding List; Index; Textual Notes

Notes:

"Consists chiefly of extracts from Chuang Tzu, Mencius and Han Fei Tzu."--Pref.

Originally published: London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1939.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Related Work:

Zhuangzi. Nanhua jing. Selections. English

Mencius. Mengzi. Selections. English

Han, Fei, d. 233 B.C. Han Feizi. English. Selections.

ISBN:

1-135-65203-1

1-283-84619-5

1-135-65196-5

0-203-71532-2

9780203715321

OCLC:

823380412