Chinese Philosophy of History : From Ancient Confucianism to the End of the Eighteenth Century / Dawid Rogacz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogacz, Dawid, author.

Series:

Bloomsbury studies in world philosophies.

Bloomsbury Studies in World Philosophies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--History--Philosophy.

China.

China--Historiography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"Challenging the Eurocentric misconception that the philosophy of history is a Western invention, this book reconstructs Chinese thought and offers the first systematic treatment of classical Chinese philosophy of history. Dawid Rogacz charts the development from pre-imperial Confucian philosophy of history, the Warring States period and the Han dynasty through to the neo-Confucian philosophy of the Tang and Song era and finally to the Ming and Qing dynasties. Revealing underexplored areas of Chinese thought, he provides Western readers with new insight into original texts and the ideas of over forty Chinese philosophers, including Mencius, Shang Yang, Dong Zhongshu, Wang Chong, Liu Zongyuan, Shao Yong, Li Zhi, Wang Fuzhi and Zhang Xuecheng. This vast interpretive body is compared with the main premises of Western philosophy of history in order to open new lines of inquiry and directions for comparative study. Clarifying key ideas in the Chinese tradition that have been misrepresented or shoehorned to fit Western definitions, this book offers an important reconsideration of how Chinese philosophers have understood history."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

What is the Philosophy of History?

Following the Past: the Philosophy of History in Ancient Confucianism

Quest for the Trend of History: the Philosophy of History in Other Schools of Thought in the Warring States Period

Nature, People, and History: the Philosophy of History in the Han Dynasty

The Basis of History: The Philosophy of History from the Eighth to the Twelfth Century

Individual and History: The Philosophy of History from the Thirteenth to the Eighteenth Century

Encompassing History: The Distinctiveness of the Chinese Philosophy of History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 22, 2021).

ISBN:

9781350150119

1350150118

9781350150126

1350150126

9781350150102

135015010X

OCLC:

1183964047