The Philosophy of Xunzi

ISBN: 9780812695977

作者: Kurtis Hagen

出版社: Transition Vendor

出版年: 2007-2

页数: 188

定价: 276.00元

装帧: Pap

内容简介

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.