Shizi : China's first syncretist / translated and with an introduction by Paul Fischer

Author: Shi, Jiao, approximately 390 B.C.-approximately 330 B.C.
Uniform Title: Shizi. English
Additional Titles: China's first syncretist
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2012]
Copyright Date: ©2012
Physical Description: 1 online resource (248 pages)
Additional Creators: Fischer, Paul, 1961-

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Language Note

In English; translated from Chinese.

Contents

Exhortation to learn (Quan xue) -- Honoring words [of good advice] (Gui yan) -- Four kinds of proper conduct (Si yi) -- The enlightenment hall (Ming tang) -- Allocation (Fen) -- Emerging from delusion (Fa meng) -- Considerateness (Shu) -- Governing the world (Zhi tianxia) -- Good intentions (Ren yi) -- Broad-mindedness (Guang) -- Generous fellows (Chuo zi) -- Dwelling in the way (Chu dao) -- Spiritous enlightenment (Shen ming) -- Stopping the Chu army (Zhi Chu shi) -- The ruler's governance (Jun zhi) -- Fragments (Yi wen).

Summary

"By blending multiple strands of thought into one ideology, Chinese Syncretists of the pre-imperial period created an essential guide to contemporary ideas about self, society, and government. Merging traditions such as Ruism, Mohism, Daoism, Legalism, and Yin-Yang naturalism into their work, Syncretists created an integrated intellectual approach that contrasts with other, more specific philosophies. Presenting the first full English translation of the earliest example of a Syncretist text, this volume introduces Western scholars to both the brilliance of the syncretic method and a critical work of Chinese leadership.

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9780231504171 (electronic bk.)
0231504179 (electronic bk.)
0231159064 (hc.)
9780231159067

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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