Chinese Philosophy - Simple Guides (Nancarrow Peter)(Paperback)

THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU
- to appreciate the variety, subtlety and wisdom of a unique philosophical tradition
- to understand the major schools of thought that have shaped Chinese civilization
- to draw on a rich cultural resource for different perspectives on questions of our time
- to recognize traditional concepts that continue to inform Chinese thinking today China, an emerging superpower, is heir to an ancient civilization that owes little to outside influences. This compelling introduction to Chinese philosophy describes the major traditional schools of thought that continue to underpin much of Chinese thinking today. It includes an outline of the country's early history, and traces the development of Chinese thought, which evolved in a continuum and generally in isolation from the rest of the world, from the earliest concerns with ritual and divination
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