Dawid Rogacz

Chinese Philosophy of History

From Ancient Confucianism to the End of the Eighteenth Century

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Produktbeschreibung

Challenging the Eurocentric misconception that the philosophy of history is a Western invention, this book reconstructs Chinese thought and offers 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 Song era and finally to the Ming and Qing dynasties. Revealing underexplored areas of Chinese thought, he provides Western readers with new insight into original texts and the ideas of over forty Chinese philosophers, including Mencius, Shang Yang, Dong Zhongshu, Wang Chong, Liu Zongyuan, Shao Yong, Li Zhi, Wang Fuzhi and Zhang Xuecheng. This vast interpretive body is compared with the main premises of Western philosophy of history in order to open new lines of inquiry and directions for comparative study. Clarifying key ideas in the Chinese tradition that have been misrepresented or shoehorned to fit Western definitions, this book offers an important reconsideration of how Chinese philosophers have understood history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9781350150096
• ISBN-10: 1350150096
• Artikelnr.: 59758974

Autorenporträt

Dawid Rogaczis Assistant Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. What is Philosophy of History? 2. Following
the Past: Philosophy of History in Ancient Confucianism 3. Quest for the
Trend of History: Philosophy of History in Other Schools of Thought in the
Warring States Period 4. Nature, People, and History: The Philosophy of
History in the Han Dynasty 5. The Basis of History: Philosophy of History
from the Eighth to the Twelfth Century 6. Individual and History: The
Philosophy of History from the Thirteenth to the Eighteenth Century 7.
Encompassing History: The Distinctiveness of the Chinese Philosophy of
History Conclusion: The Past is Never Dead Notes Bibliography Index