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Virtue, Nature and Moral Agency in the Xunzi
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Xunzi is traditionally identified as the third philosopher in the Confucian tradition, after Confucius and Mencius. Unlike the work of his two predecessors, he wrote complete essays in which he defends his own interpretation of the Confucian position and attacks the positions of others. Within the early Chinese tradition, Xunzi's writings are arguably the most sophisticated and philosophically developed. This richness of philosophical content has led to a lively discussion of his philosophy among contemporary scholars. This volume collects some of the most accessible and important contemporary essays on the thought of Xunzi, with an Introduction that provides historical background, ... Read more
Xunzi is traditionally identified as the third philosopher in the Confucian tradition, after Confucius and Mencius. Unlike the work of his two predecessors, he wrote complete essays in which he defends his own interpretation of the Confucian position and attacks the positions of others. Within the early Chinese tradition, Xunzi's writings are arguably the most sophisticated and philosophically developed. This richness of philosophical content has led to a lively discussion of his philosophy among contemporary scholars. This volume collects some of the most accessible and important contemporary essays on the thought of Xunzi, with an Introduction that provides historical background, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872205222
SKU
V9780872205222
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About Kline
Philip J. Ivanhoe is Reader-Professor of Philosophy, City University of Hong Kong. T. C. Kline III is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University, Chicago.
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