- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. (12 April 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0812694007
- ISBN-13: 978-0812694000
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.3 x 1.4 cm
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- #9 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Other Religions > Confucianism
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The first study of this ancient text in over 70 years, Rituals of the Way explores how the Xunzi influenced Confucianism and other Chinese philosophies through its emphasis on "the Way."
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The philosophical issue with which Xunzi's name was identified most closely in the centuries after his death in his contention that xing is e. Read the first page
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Especially for students of Chinese philosophy
14 Feb 2003
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Rituals Of The Way: The Philosophy Of Xunzi by Paul Rakita Goldin (Assistant Professor of Chinese Thought, University of Pennsylvania) is an original study of Chinese philosophy in general, and Confucian dilemmas, as addressed by classic Xunzi text, attributed to and named after the philosopher Xun Kuang (ca. 310-ca. 210 B.C.), in particular. Individual chapters look at what the wisdom of this ancient text offers concerning self-cultivation, the mind, the nature of Heaven, ritual and music, language and "The Way". Numerous excerpts, presented both in the original Chinese and in English translation, are quoted in this interpretational work which deeply profound and highly recommended, especially for students of Chinese philosophy.
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