Xunzi

Xunzi
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 431
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ISBN-10 : 9781400852550
ISBN-13 : 1400852552
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Download or read book Xunzi written by Xunzi and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-05 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first complete, one-volume English translation of the ancient Chinese text Xunzi, one of the most extensive, sophisticated, and elegant works in the tradition of Confucian thought. Through essays, poetry, dialogues, and anecdotes, the Xunzi articulates a Confucian perspective on ethics, politics, warfare, language, psychology, human nature, ritual, and music, among other topics. Aimed at general readers and students of Chinese thought, Eric Hutton’s translation makes the full text of this important work more accessible in English than ever before. Named for its purported author, the Xunzi (literally, “Master Xun”) has long been neglected compared to works such as the Analects of Confucius and the Mencius. Yet interest in the Xunzi has grown in recent decades, and the text presents a much more systematic vision of the Confucian ideal than the fragmented sayings of Confucius and Mencius. In one famous, explicit contrast to them, the Xunzi argues that human nature is bad. However, it also allows that people can become good through rituals and institutions established by earlier sages. Indeed, the main purpose of the Xunzi is to urge people to become as good as possible, both for their own sakes and for the sake of peace and order in the world. In this edition, key terms are consistently translated to aid understanding and line numbers are provided for easy reference. Other features include a concise introduction, a timeline of early Chinese history, a list of important names and terms, cross-references, brief explanatory notes, a bibliography, and an index.

Xunzi

Xunzi
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : 9780231521314
ISBN-13 : 0231521316
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Download or read book Xunzi written by and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2003-05-21 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Xunzi asserted that the original nature of man is evil, differing on this point from Mencius, his famous predecessor in the Confucian school. In the most complete, well-ordered philosophical system of his day, Xunzi advocated the counteraction of man's evil through self-improvement, the pursuit of learning, the avoidance of obsession, and observance of ritual in life. Readers familiar with Xunzi's work will find that Burton Watson's lucid translation breathes new life into this classic. Those new to Xunzi will find his ideas on government, language, and order and safety in society surprisingly close to concerns of our own age.

Virtue, Nature, and Moral Agency in the Xunzi

Virtue, Nature, and Moral Agency in the Xunzi
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Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 0872205223
ISBN-13 : 9780872205222
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Book Synopsis Virtue, Nature, and Moral Agency in the Xunzi by : T. C. Kline

Download or read book Virtue, Nature, and Moral Agency in the Xunzi written by T. C. Kline and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Xunzi is traditionally identified as the third philosopher in the Confucian tradition, after Confucius and Mencius. Unlike the work of his two predecessors, he wrote complete essays in which he defends his own interpretation of the Confucian position and attacks the positions of others. Within the early Chinese tradition, Xunzi's writings are arguably the most sophisticated and philosophically developed. This richness of philosophical content has led to a lively discussion of his philosophy among contemporary scholars. This volume collects some of the most accessible and important contemporary essays on the thought of Xunzi, with an Introduction that provides historical background, philosophical context, and relates each of the selections to Xunzi's philosophy as a whole and to the themes of virtue, nature, and moral agency. These themes are also discussed in relation to Western philosophical concerns.

Dao Companion to the Philosophy of Xunzi

Dao Companion to the Philosophy of Xunzi
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 574
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ISBN-10 : 9789401777452
ISBN-13 : 9401777454
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Book Synopsis Dao Companion to the Philosophy of Xunzi by : Eric L. Hutton

Download or read book Dao Companion to the Philosophy of Xunzi written by Eric L. Hutton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-09 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of the Confucian thinker Xunzi and his work, which shares the same name. It features a variety of disciplinary perspectives and offers divergent interpretations. The disagreements reveal that, as with any other classic, the Xunzi provides fertile ground for readers. It is a source from which they have drawn—and will continue to draw—different lessons. In more than 15 essays, the contributors examine Xunzi’s views on topics such as human nature, ritual, music, ethics, and politics. They also look at his relations with other thinkers in early China and consider his influence in East Asian intellectual history. A number of important Chinese scholars in the Song dynasty (960–1279 CE) sought to censor the Xunzi. They thought that it offered a heretical and impure version of Confuciansim. As a result, they directed study away from the Xunzi. This has diminished the popularity of the work. However, the essays presented here help to change this situation. They open the text’s riches to Western students and scholars. The book also highlights the substantial impact the Xunzi has had on thinkers throughout history, even on those who were critical of it. Overall, readers will gain new insights and a deeper understanding of this important, but often neglected, thinker.

Xunzi: Books 1-6

Xunzi: Books 1-6
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Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:B3817880
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Download or read book Xunzi: Books 1-6 written by Xunzi and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rituals of the Way

Rituals of the Way
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Publisher : Open Court Publishing
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 0812694007
ISBN-13 : 9780812694000
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Book Synopsis Rituals of the Way by : Paul Rakita Goldin

Download or read book Rituals of the Way written by Paul Rakita Goldin and published by Open Court Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first study of this ancient text in over 70 years, Rituals of the Way explores how the Xunzi influenced Confucianism and other Chinese philosophies through its emphasis on "the Way."

Theorizing Confucian Virtue Politics

Theorizing Confucian Virtue Politics
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 253
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ISBN-10 : 9781108499422
ISBN-13 : 1108499422
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Book Synopsis Theorizing Confucian Virtue Politics by : Sungmoon Kim

Download or read book Theorizing Confucian Virtue Politics written by Sungmoon Kim and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Makes Mencius' and Xunzi's political thought accessible to political theorists, philosophers and scientists with no expertise in classical Chinese or sinology.