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Roger T. Ames

Autor(a) de Thinking Through Confucius

26+ Works 290 Membros 3 Críticas

About the Author

Roger T. Ames is professor of philosophy at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and editor of the journal Philosophy East & West.

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Obras por Roger T. Ames

Thinking Through Confucius (1987) 55 exemplares
The Art of Rulership (1983) 27 exemplares
Wandering at Ease in the Zhuangzi (1998) 24 exemplares
Zhuangzi and the happy fish (2015) 4 exemplares
How Green Was My Valley [musical] — Music — 4 exemplares

Associated Works

The Art of War (0500) — Tradutor, algumas edições23,282 exemplares
Tao Te Ching (0400)algumas edições17,208 exemplares
The Analects (0070) — Tradutor, algumas edições6,154 exemplares

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This is an analysis and a translation of the Art of Rulership, which constitutes one chapter of the Huai Nan Tzu anthology from the Han dynasty. It's the best analysis of ancient chinese political thought that I've read. The author discusses the use of certain key concepts, such as non-action, political purchase and law, in the confucian, taoist and legalist sources, and compares that to their use in the Art of Rulership. He sees the Art of Rulership as an attempt to develop taoist principles on a practical level.… (mais)
 
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thcson | Dec 31, 2011 |
The first third of this book is comprised of the author’s introduction. Which shares some insight into the cultural and literary forces that helped to form the culture in which this original work was written. This translation is clear and easy to understand for the modern reader. It is a good introduction for those wanting to learn the Daoist Perspective.
 
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hermit | Oct 26, 2007 |

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Obras
26
Also by
4
Membros
290
Popularidade
#80,656
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
3
ISBN
58

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