The first study of this ancient text in over 70 years, Rituals of the Way explores how the Xunzi influenced Confucianism and other Chinese philosophies through its emphasis on "the Way."
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A signal addition to the growing corpus of Western scholarship dealing with the ancient Chinese thinker Xunzi. . . . Goldin makes clear that Xunzi's defense and elaboration of the Confucian vision are no less philosophically important and relevant today than when they were first put forth over twenty-two hundred years ago. -- Henry Rosemont, St. Mary's College of Maryland
Although not well known in the West, Xunzi is one of the greatest philosophers in the Chinese tradition. Goldin's Rituals of the Way is the best study of Xunzi in English, and also one of the best books on early Chinese philosophy to have come out in recent years. -- Bryan Van Norden, Vassar College
Throughout this stimulating examination we find an effective blending of philology and philosophy, an illuminating comparison of ancient East and modern West. This is an elegant yet rigorous study of a major early Confucian, one which raises (and often solves) important issues not only for Sinology but for scholars of contemporary European and American ideas as well. -- Victor H. Mair, University of Pennsylvania
Although not well known in the West, Xunzi is one of the greatest philosophers in the Chinese tradition. Goldin's Rituals of the Way is the best study of Xunzi in English, and also one of the best books on early Chinese philosophy to have come out in recent years. -- Bryan Van Norden, Vassar College
Throughout this stimulating examination we find an effective blending of philology and philosophy, an illuminating comparison of ancient East and modern West. This is an elegant yet rigorous study of a major early Confucian, one which raises (and often solves) important issues not only for Sinology but for scholars of contemporary European and American ideas as well. -- Victor H. Mair, University of Pennsylvania
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Chinese
Original Language: Chinese
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This review is from: Rituals of the Way: The Philosophy of Xunzi (Paperback)
Rituals Of The Way: The Philosophy Of Xunzi by Paul Rakita Goldin (Assistant Professor of Chinese Thought, University of Pennsylvania) is an original study of Chinese philosophy in general, and Confucian dilemmas, as addressed by classic Xunzi text, attributed to and named after the philosopher Xun Kuang (ca. 310-ca. 210 B.C.), in particular. Individual chapters look at what the wisdom of this ancient text offers concerning self-cultivation, the mind, the nature of Heaven, ritual and music, language and "The Way". Numerous excerpts, presented both in the original Chinese and in English translation, are quoted in this interpretational work which deeply profound and highly recommended, especially for students of Chinese philosophy.
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The philosophical issue with which Xunzi's name was identified most closely in the centuries after his death in his contention that xing is e. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sage Kings, Hui Shi, Sir Walter Scott, Four Incipiences, Shen Dao, Way of Heaven, Bei Zao, Gongsun Long, Song Keng, Duke of Song, Elsewhere Xunzi, Heaven's Mandate, Huang Baijia, Human Way, Law of Nature New!
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The philosophical issue with which Xunzi's name was identified most closely in the centuries after his death in his contention that xing is e. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sage Kings, Hui Shi, Sir Walter Scott, Four Incipiences, Shen Dao, Way of Heaven, Bei Zao, Gongsun Long, Song Keng, Duke of Song, Elsewhere Xunzi, Heaven's Mandate, Huang Baijia, Human Way, Law of Nature New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- From a Logical Point of View: Nine Logico-Philosophical Essays, Second Revised Edition by W. V. Quine in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Effortless Action: Wu-wei As Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early China by Edward Slingerland in Back Matter
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