A History of Classical Chinese Thought
An exploration of classical Chinese thinkers and their ideas
Zehou Li author Andrew Lambert translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:30th Jun '21
Should be back in stock very soon
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£135.00(9780367230128)
This book is an essential English-language translation of Li Zehou’s significant work on classical Chinese thought, focusing on prominent thinkers and their enduring influence.
This book represents the inaugural English-language translation of Li Zehou’s influential work on classical Chinese thought. It encompasses comprehensive chapters on prominent classical thinkers such as Confucius, Mozi, Laozi, Sunzi, Xunzi, and Zhuangzi. Additionally, it delves into the contributions of later scholars, including Dong Zhongshu from the Han Dynasty and the Neo-Confucians of the Song and Ming periods. By examining these thinkers and their philosophies, the text provides a rich tapestry of Chinese intellectual history.
Li Zehou is recognized as one of the most significant contemporary thinkers in China, having developed impactful theories regarding the evolution of Chinese thought and the role of aesthetics within ethical frameworks. The essays within A History of Classical Chinese Thought not only explore these historical figures and their contributions but also assess their broader historical significance. They illuminate how key themes from early philosophical schools reemerged and influenced subsequent periods and thinkers in Chinese history.
The work showcases the depth of Li Zehou’s scholarship, employing a syncretic approach that intertwines ideas from both Chinese and Western philosophical traditions. The translator's introduction further contextualizes the importance of Li Zehou's work, highlighting its potential to promote cross-cultural dialogue between Eastern and Western philosophies. Scholars and students with an interest in Chinese philosophy, comparative studies, and intellectual history will find this book particularly valuable.
"We now have a new, very well-crafted and well-translated general history of classical Chinese thought, which is truly exciting!" – Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"Li Zehou is arguably China’s most important contemporary philosopher. In a generation in which we have experienced a precipitous rise of Chinese influence on the world order, we are from a contemporary philosophical vantage point offered this sustained reflection on the evolution of this antique Chinese philosophical tradition that brings its most prominent figures and themes into the present philosophical discourse. Li Zehou reinterprets and re-conceptualizes major ideas and concepts within the broad compass of this tradition, and replete with his own philosophical speculations, makes them available as a resource for a changing world cultural order." – Roger T. Ames, Peking University, China
"Presented here in English for the first time, Li Zehou’s A History of Classical Chinese Thought stands as a major work in twentieth-century Chinese philosophy, one that remains highly relevant to contemporary East-West dialogue. Lambert’s studious translation captures both the delicacy and breadth of the author’s mind, affording readers a new appreciation of what it means to ‘do’ Chinese philosophy." – Jim Behuniak, Colby College, USA
"Li Zehou is the most outstanding but controversial philosopher in contemporary China. He was the youngest protagonist of the ‘aesthetic debate’ in the new born socialist China in 1950s. He came back after the Cultural Revolution with his idiosyncratic elucidation on Marxism and Kantian philosophy to become the flag bearer leading the ‘aesthetic fever’ and the ‘cultural fever’ throughout the ‘New Enlightenment’ period of 1980s. A History of Classical Chinese Thought, a major work in 1980s, exhibits Li’s unique interpretation on Chinese traditional thoughts, in particular, Confucian philosophy, which ushered the Confucian turn in China today, eventually makes Chinese philosophy resonate with Western philosophy." –Tsuyoshi Ishii, University of Tokyo, Japan
ISBN: 9781032090368
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 526g
384 pages