Xunzi - Basic Writings

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-231-12965-7
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 181 mm x 200 mm, Gewicht: 222 g

Reihe: Translations from the Asian Classics

Xunzi asserted that the original nature of man is evil, differing on this point from Mencius, his famous predecessor in the Confucian school. In the most complete, well-ordered philosophical system of his day, Xunzi advocated the counteraction of man's evil through self-improvement, the pursuit of learning, the avoidance of obsession, and observance of ritual in life. Readers familiar with Xunzi's work will find that Burton Watson's lucid translation breathes new life into this classic. Those new to Xunzi will find his ideas on government, language, and order and safety in society surprisingly close to concerns of our own age.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Watson, Burton

Weitere Mitwirkende

Watson, Burton

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Ost- & Südostasiatische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Outline of Early Chinese HistoryIntroductionEncouraging LearningImproving YourselfThe Regulations of a KingDebating Military AffairsA Discussion of HeavenA Discussion of RitesA Discussion of MusicDispelling ObsessionRectifying NamesMan's Nature Is EvilIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Burton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. He received the PEN translation prize in 1981. His translations include The Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, all published by Columbia. This book presents Watson's renowned translation of a Chinese philosophy classic in pinyin romanization for the first time.