Harris The Shenzi Fragments

A Philosophical Analysis and Translation
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-231-54216-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 200 Seiten

Reihe: Translations from the Asian Classics

These fragments outline a rudimentary theory of political order modeled on the natural world that recognizes the role of human self-interest in maintaining stable rule. Casting the natural world as an independent, amoral system, Shen Dao situates the source of moral judgment firmly within the human sphere.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harris, Eirik Lang

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Conventions and Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I: A Philosophical Study of the Shenzi Fragments
Shen Dao's Political Philosophy
Shen Dao in the Early Chinese Intellectual Milieu
Part II: A Translation of the Shenzi Fragments
Appendix: Conversion and Finding Chart
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Eirik Lang Harris is assistant professor of philosophy in the Department of Public Policy at the City University of Hong Kong, where he is also a member of the Center for East Asian and Comparative Philosophy. His research focuses on early Chinese political and moral philosophy, with an emphasis on its potential contributions to contemporary political philosophy and ethics.