Cultural Origins of Han Philosophy Thinking

Author: David L. Hall and Roger T. Ames
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Publication Date: 1999-09-01
Features: This book is one of the volumes in the series "Chinese Studies Abroad," which primarily explores the cultural dimensions of Chinese philosophical thought. It introduces frameworks of the self in Western thought, focal points in classical Confucianism, focal points in classical Daoism, gender discrimination in China, pragmatic interpretations of the Dao, and the decline of Western transcendentalism, among other topics. It deepens the sense of crisis and loss we have harbored for a century, and its academic rigor once again reminds us that what we face in the modern era are no longer the crude and primitive conquerors on horseback, who would soon be assimilated by Chinese civilization, but rather a highly developed civilization that will profoundly challenge our fundamental value orientations.