Chinese Philosophy of History: From Ancient Confucianism to the End of the Eighteenth Century

By:

Rogacz, Dawid [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Bloomsbury Studies in World PhilosophiesPublication details: London Bloomsbury Academic 2020Description: 258pISBN:

9781350150096

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

N91.2 23 R630

Contents:

What is the Philosophy of History? -- Following the Past: the Philosophy of History in Ancient Confucianism -- Quest for the Trend of History: the Philosophy of History in Other Schools of Thought in the Warring States Period -- Nature, People, and History: the Philosophy of History in the Han Dynasty -- The Basis of History: The Philosophy of History from the Eighth to the Twelfth Century -- Individual and History: The Philosophy of History from the Thirteenth to the Eighteenth Century -- Encompassing History: The Distinctiveness of the Chinese Philosophy of History.

Summary: "Challenging the Euro-centric misconception that the philosophy of history is a Western invention, this book provides the first systematic treatment of classical Chinese philosophy of history. Dawid Rogacz charts the development from pre-imperial Confucian philosophy of history, the Warring States period and the Han dynasty through to the neo-Confucian philosophy of the Tang and Son era and finally to the Ming and Qing dynasties. He provides insight into original texts and the ideas of over forty lesser-known Chinese philosophers, opening new lines of inquiry and directions for comparative study"--

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Challenging the Euro-centric misconception that the philosophy of history is a Western invention, this book provides the first systematic treatment of classical Chinese philosophy of history. Dawid Rogacz charts the development from pre-imperial Confucian philosophy of history, the Warring States period and the Han dynasty through to the neo-Confucian philosophy of the Tang and Son era and finally to the Ming and Qing dynasties. He provides insight into original texts and the ideas of over forty lesser-known Chinese philosophers, opening new lines of inquiry and directions for comparative study"--

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