| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 277 pages) |
| Contents |
Foreword / Harold D. Roth -- 1. Philosophy of History. Confucius and the Confucian Conception of History. Lao Tzu and the Taoist Conception of History. Shang Yang and the Legalist Conception of History. The Huai Nan Tzu's Conception of History. The Art of Rulership's Conception of History -- 2. Wu-Wei (Nonaction/Doing Nothing/Acting Naturally). Wu-wei in Pre-Chin Confucian Texts. Wu-wei in Pre-Chin Taoist Texts. Wu-wei in Pre-Chin Legalist Texts. Wu-wei in The Art of Rulership -- 3. Shih (Strategic Advantage/Political Purchase). Development of Shih as a Special Military Term. Development of Shih as a Special Legalist Term. Shih in The Art of Rulership -- 4. Fa (Penal Law). Fa in Pre-Chin Political Philosophy. Fa in The Art of Rulership -- 5. Yung Chung (Utilizing the People). Yung Chung in the Lu-shih chun-chiu and Han Fei Tzu. Yung Chung in The Art of Rulership -- 6. Li Min (Benefiting the People). Self-Interest (Szu Li). Benefiting the People (Li Min) |
| Summary |
Roger Ames first traces the evolution of five key concepts in early Chinese political philosophy and then analyzes these concepts as they are developed in The Art of Rulership. The Art of Rulership is Book Nine of the Huai Nan Tzu, an anthology of diverse and far-ranging contents compiled under the patronage of Liu An (prince of Huai Nan) and presented to the court of Wu Ti during the first century of the Former Han (perhaps as early as 140 B.C.). Ames demonstrates that the political theory contained in The Art of Rulership shares an underlying sympathy with precepts of Taoist and Confucian origin, and contains a systematic political philosophy that is not only unique but compelling. The book presents a political theory that tempers lofty ideals with functional practicability. While the spirit of the work is strongly Taoist and Confucian, this spirit is provided with a Legalist political framework in which it can be implemented, nurtured, and cultivated |
| Notes |
Includes English translation of: Huainan zi. 9. Zhu shu xun / Huainan zi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-261) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Huainanzi. 9, Zhu shu xun. English
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Huainanzi Werk gnd |
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Political science -- China -- History
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PHILOSOPHY -- Political.
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Political science
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Geschichte
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Staatskunst
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Politieke filosofie.
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China
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China
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China.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0585044619 |
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9780585044613 |
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9780791420614 |
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0791420612 |
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