The Philosophical Thought of Wang Chong / by Alexus McLeod.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLeod, Alexus., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Modern.

Ethnology--Asia.

Ethnology.

Culture.

China--History.

China.

Oriental literature.

Philosophical Traditions.

Asian Culture.

History of China.

Asian Literature.

Local Subjects:

Philosophical Traditions.

Asian Culture.

History of China.

Asian Literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2018.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.

Summary:

This book is a study of the methodological, metaphysical, and epistemological work of the Eastern Han Dynasty period scholar Wang Chong. It presents Wang's philosophical thought as a unique and syncretic culmination of a number of ideas developed in earlier Han and Warring States philosophy. Wang's philosophical methodology and his theories of truth, knowledge, and will and determinism offer solutions to a number of problems in the early Chinese tradition. His views also have much to offer contemporary philosophy, suggesting new ways of thinking about familiar problems. While Wang is best known as a critic and skeptic, Alexus McLeod argues that these aspects of his thought form only a part of a larger positive project, aimed at discerning truth in a variety of senses.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Wang Chong and Philosophy in Early China

2. Background, Writings, and Influence

3. Philosophical and Critical Method

4. Truth: Properties and Pluralism

5. Naturalism: Tian and Qi

6. Free Will, Allotment, and Inborn Characteristics

7. Conclusion: The Significance of Wang Chong's Philosophical Thought.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783319952918

3319952919