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Title: The Philosophy of Xunzi
Condition: New
Subtitle: A Reconstruction
Author: Kurtis Hagen
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9780812695977
ISBN: 9780812695977
Publisher: Cricket Books, a division of Carus Publishing Co
Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality
Release Date: 01/03/2007
Description: The Philosophy of Xunzi sheds light on the teachings of a disciplined thinker who contradicted conventional schools of Confucian thought. Living in a time of great instability and discord, Xunzi came to believe that man’s desires, if left unchecked, would lead to ruin, and so advocated a system of strict societal controls. His best-known disciple took a more extreme stance, likely coloring history’s view of Xunzi. This new examination of his complex, sometimes harsh ideas, uncovers a deeper humanity and a restrained optimism in his writings, giving them new relevance for present-day Confucians and Western thinkers.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 228mm
Item Length: 152mm
Item Weight: 226g
Release Year: 2007

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