Huai-nan tzu : philosophical synthesis in early Han thought : the idea of resonance (kan-ying) with a translation and analysis of chapter six = [Huai-nan tzu] / Charles Le Blanc.
Huai-nan tzu : philosophical synthesis in early Han thought : the idea of resonance (感應) with a translation and analysis of chapter six = 淮南子 Charles Le Blanc.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Le Blanc, Charles.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Huainanzi.

Taoism--Sacred books.

Taoism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 253 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

淮南子

Place of Publication:

[Hong Kong] : Hong Kong University Press, c1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The present study emphasizes Chapter Six of Huai-nan Tzu in expounding the theory of kan-ying STIMULUS-RESPONSE; RESONANCE, which postulates that all things in the universe are interrelated and influence each other according to pre-set patterns.

Contents:

Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; The Nature of Huai-nan Tzu; Historical and Cultural Background; Object and Method of This Study; The Field of Huai-nan Tzu Studies; Part One: Historical and Textual Studies; Chapter I. Liu An and the Authorship of Huai-nan Tzu; Chapter II. The Transmission of Huai-nan Tzu; Chapter III. Han Commentaries on Huai-nan Tzu; Chapter IV. The Sources of Huai-nan Tzu; Part Two: Translation and Interpretation; Chapter V. Translation of Huai-nan Tzu 6 and Commentary; Chapter VI. The Idea of Kan-Ying in Huai-nan Tzu; Conclusion

Appendix 1. Critical Chinese Text of Huai-nan Tzu 6Appendix 2. Chinese Dynasties: Traditional Chronology; Bibliography; Glossary-Index

Notes:

Parallel title in Chinese characters.

Includes bibliography and index.

Description based on print version record.

Contains:

Huainan zi. English. Selections. 1979.

ISBN:

1-282-70456-7

9786612704567

988-220-179-2

OCLC:

652755056