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An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy

Author: Karyn Lai   Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy

This book explores traditions including Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, Legalism and Chinese Buddhism, and how they shape Chinese thought.

This comprehensive introduction to key ideas in early philosophy explores traditions including Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, Legalism and Chinese Buddhism. Written in clear, accessible language, the book demonstrates the distinctiveness and insights of these philosophical traditions, and incorporates new ideas and approaches from some recently excavated texts.

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This book explores traditions including Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, Legalism and Chinese Buddhism, and how they shape Chinese thought.

This comprehensive introduction to key ideas in early philosophy explores traditions including Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, Legalism and Chinese Buddhism. Written in clear, accessible language, the book demonstrates the distinctiveness and insights of these philosophical traditions, and incorporates new ideas and approaches from some recently excavated texts.

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This second edition of An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy presents a comprehensive introduction to key ideas and arguments in early Chinese philosophy. Written in clear, accessible language, it explores philosophical traditions including Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, Legalism and Chinese Buddhism, and how they have shaped Chinese thought. Drawing on the key classical texts as well as up-to-date scholarship, the discussions range across ethics, metaphysics and epistemology, while also bringing out distinctive elements in Chinese philosophy that fall between the gaps in these disciplinary divisions, hence challenging some prevailing assumptions of Western philosophy. Topics include human nature, selfhood and agency; emotions and behaviour; the place of language in the world; knowledge and action; and social and political responsibility. This second edition incorporates new ideas and approaches from some recently excavated texts that change the landscape of Chinese intellectual history.

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About the Author

Karyn L. Lai is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. Her publications include An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy (Cambridge, 2008), Learning from Chinese Philosophies (2006), and numerous research articles in peer-reviewed journals.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Published
30th March 2017
Edition
2nd
Pages
350
ISBN
9781107504097

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