Jason P. Blahuta

Fortune and the Dao

A Comparative Study of Machiavelli, the Daodejing, and the Han Feizi

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on the philosophies of Niccolò Machiavelli, the Daodejing, the Han Feizi, and the concepts of Fortune, the Dao, Virtù, Wu-wei, history, leadership, self-cultivation and discipline, and humanity's relationship to nature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 549g
• ISBN-13: 9781498500524
• ISBN-10: 1498500528
• Artikelnr.: 41965950

Autorenporträt

Jason P. Blahuta is associate professor of philosophy and adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science at Lakehead University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Living in the Shadow of Conflict: Renaissance Italy and Warring States China Chapter 2: Fortune and the Dao Chapter 3: The Centaur and the Dragon Chapter 4: Machiavelli and the Han Feizi Chapter 5: Machiavelli
Laozi
and Han Feizi: Scope
Efficacy
and Possibilities