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Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China (China: History, Philosophy, Economics)

3.7/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 277

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: January 01, 1939

Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China (China: History, Philosophy, Economics)

3.7/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 277

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: January 01, 1939

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