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  • Freedom's Frailty

    Self-Realization in the Neo-Daoist Philosophy of Guo Xiang's Zhuangzi

    by Christine Abigail L. Tan ...
    Series series SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
    This book starts with the radical premise that the most coherent way to read the Zhuangzi is through Guo Xiang (d. 312 CE), the classic Daoist text's first and most important commentator, and that the best way to read Guo Xiang is politically. Offering an investigation of the notions of causality, self, freedom, and its political implications, the book provides a comprehensive account of freedom ... Read more

    $37.39 CAD

  • Bodie

    by Jim Ford ...
    Illustrated by Abigail Tan ...
    Bodie always believedhe was meant for something big.But he never expected a single leapto change his whole world.Swept away by a powerful storm.Bodie finds himself in a forest where no onehas ever seen a flying squirrel before.There he meets Dawn, a kind squirrelWho shows him a new place filled with new faces-and new dangers.When a pack of wolves threatens the village.Bodie must discover a courage ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

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  • Yinyang

    The Way of Heaven and Earth in Chinese Thought and Culture

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    The concept of yinyang lies at the heart of Chinese thought and culture. The relationship between these two opposing, yet mutually dependent, forces is symbolized in the familiar black and white symbol that has become an icon in popular culture across the world. The real significance of yinyang is, however, more complex and subtle. This brilliant and comprehensive analysis by one of the leading ... Read more

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  • Daoism Explained

    From the Dream of the Butterfly to the Fishnet Allegory

    by Hans-Georg Moeller ...
    Series series Ideas Explained
    Hans-Georg Moeller has achieved the perfect blend with Daoism Explained. It is both a fascinating introduction on Daoist thought as well as an original and insightful contribution to Eastern philosophy. This book will take the place of The Tao of Pooh by Hoff. Like that book, Doaism Explained offers a comprehensive presentation of Daoist philosophy that is interesting and easy to follow. The study ... Read more

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  • Genuine Pretending

    On the Philosophy of the Zhuangzi

    by Hans-Georg Moeller, Paul J. D'Ambrosio ...
    Genuine Pretending is an innovative and comprehensive new reading of the Zhuangzi that highlights the critical and therapeutic functions of satire and humor. Hans-Georg Moeller and Paul J. D’Ambrosio show how this Daoist classic, contrary to contemporary philosophical readings, distances itself from the pursuit of authenticity and subverts the dominant Confucianism of its time through satirical ... Read more

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  • An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy

    by Karyn Lai ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
    This second edition of An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy presents a comprehensive introduction to key ideas and arguments in early Chinese philosophy. Written in clear, accessible language, it explores philosophical traditions including Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, Legalism and Chinese Buddhism, and how they have shaped Chinese thought. Drawing on the key classical texts as well as up-to-date ... Read more

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  • Emotions in Korean Philosophy and Religion

    Confucian, Comparative, and Contemporary Perspectives

    Edited by Edward Y. J. Chung, Jea Sophia Oh ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This pioneering book presents thirteen articles on the fascinating topic of emotions (jeong 情) in Korean philosophy and religion. Its introductory chapter comprehensively provides a textual, philosophical, ethical, and religious background on this topic in terms of emotions West and East, emotions in the Chinese and Buddhist traditions, and Korean perspectives. Chapters 2 to 5 of part I discuss ... Read more

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  • Effortless Action

    Wu-wei As Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early China

    by Edward Slingerland ...
    This book presents a systematic account of the role of the personal spiritual ideal of wu-wei--literally "no doing," but better rendered as "effortless action"--in early Chinese thought. Edward Slingerland's analysis shows that wu-wei represents the most general of a set of conceptual metaphors having to do with a state of effortless ease and unself-consciousness. This concept of effortlessness, ... Read more

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  • Neo-Confucianism

    Metaphysics, Mind, and Morality

    by JeeLoo Liu ...
    Solidly grounded in Chinese primary sources, Neo Confucianism: Metaphysics, Mind, and Morality engages the latest global scholarship to provide an innovative, rigorous, and clear articulation of neo-Confucianism and its application to Western philosophy.Contextualizes neo-Confucianism for contemporary analytic philosophy by engaging with today’s philosophical questions and debatesBased on the most ... Read more

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  • An Introduction to Daoist Philosophies

    by Steve Coutinho ...
    Steve Coutinho explores in detail the fundamental concepts of Daoist thought as represented in three early texts: the Laozi, the Zhuangzi, and the Liezi. Readers interested in philosophy yet unfamiliar with Daoism will gain a comprehensive understanding of these works from this analysis, and readers fascinated by ancient China who also wish to grasp its philosophical foundations will appreciate ... Read more

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  • In Praise of Nothing

    An Exploration of Daoist Fundamental Ontology

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    This is the fi rst work devoted to an expositi on on Daoist metaphysics and presenti ng Dao as a feminine principle. The work should be of interest to scholars and general readers in many disciplines: Comparati ve philosophy, religious studies, metaphysics, Asian studies, Chinese studies... etc. ... Read more

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