Chinese Philosophy and Philosophers - An Introduction (Littlejohn Ronnie L. (Belmont University USA))(Paperback / softback)

For anyone looking to understand Chinese philosophy, here is the place to start. Introducing this vast and far-reaching tradition, the longest continuous heritage of philosophical reflection in our existence, Ronnie L. Littlejohn tells you everything you need to know about those Chinese thinkers who have made the biggest contributions to the conversation of philosophy. From the Han dynasty to the present, he leads us into the indigenous philosophical traditions of Confucianism, Daoism and the uniquely modified forms of Buddhism in China and introduces: - The six classical schools of Chinese philosophy (Yin-Yang, Ru, Mo, Ming, Fa and Dao-De)
- The arrival of Buddhism in China and its distinctive development
- The central figures and movements from the end of the Tang dynasty to the introduction into China of Western thought
- The impact of Chinese philosophers
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