The Philosophical Thought of Wang Chong

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: McLeod, Alexus (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Philosophy, Asian.; Ethnology-Asia.; China-History.; Oriental literature.; Non-Western Philosophy.; Asian Culture.; History of China.; Asian Literature.

This book is a study of the methodological, metaphysical, and epistemological work of the Eastern Han Dynasty period scholar Wang Chong. It presents Wang's philosophical thought as a unique and syncretic culmination of a number of ideas developed in earlier Han and Warring States philosophy. Wa...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction: Wang Chong and Philosophy in Early China
• 2. Background, Writings, and Influence
• 3. Philosophical and Critical Method
• 4. Truth: Properties and Pluralism
• 5. Naturalism: Tian and Qi
• 6. Free Will, Allotment, and Inborn Characteristics
• 7. Conclusion: The Significance of Wang Chong's Philosophical Thought.