Hsun Tzu: Basic Writings (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works, Chinese Series) [Hsun Tzu, Xunzi, Burton Watson] on *FREE* shipping. Title, Basic writings of Mo Tzu, Hsün Tzu, and Han Fei Tzu: translated by Burton Watson. Author, Mo, Di, fl. B.C; Xunzi, B.C; Han, Fei, d. B.C. What little is known of the life of Hsün Tzu, or Master Hsün, is culled from evidence in his own writings and from the brief biography of him written by the historian.
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My library Help Advanced Book Search. Account Options Sign in. And on universal brotherhood may sound good but a bit too unrealistic even though well meaning. With a translation by the noted scholar Burton Watson, includes an introduction to the philosopher in relation to Chinese history bbasic thought. His views against aggresive warfair,against expensive funerals,and choosing worthy people are all right. Book ratings by Goodreads.
Mozi, described by Oswald Shun as a “socialist”, has an oddly autistic worldview which absolutizes some elements and demands the elimination of others. He tells false stories about Confucius that scholars say didn’t exist.
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Burton Watson is the scholar for translating accessible versions in English of the Chinese classics, and with the Mo Tzu, he again delivers. Enter the code below and hit Verify. As for his views against music and on ghosts are debatable.
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The thoughts and writings of this important fifth century B. Basic Writings Di Mo No preview available – We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Haun makes him look like the essence of evil. The Songs of Chu Yuan Qu. Free Shipping All orders of Goodreads is the world’s largest site for readers with over 50 million reviews.
Please double check your mobile number and click on “Send Verification Code”. No, you will enjoy unlimited free basicc whenever you meet the above order value threshold. We will send you an SMS containing a verification code. Xunzi is a pessimistic Confucian who believes that rituals make us human and without rituals absic would revert to animality; I cannot help but have some sympathy for his views.
The book on the philosophy of Mo-tzu was interesting at first. Update your profile Let us wish you a happy birthday! Interesting expression of the Mohist school which preached brotherly love and the simple life justly criticizing Confucian basif on ritualsbut also practiced defensive war.
Though often repetitive and somewhat bland in rhetoric Striking that this theistic love ethic died out in China while similar ideas dominated in the west.
Basic writings of Mo Tzu, Hsün Tzu, and Han Fei Tzu
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Basic Writings of Mo Tzu, Hsun Tzu, and Han Fei Tzu
Burton Watson pulls bazic punches and gives us the real flavor of the philosophers with carefully chosen excerpts. Readers familiar with Hsun Tzu’s work will find that Watson’s lucid translation breaths new life into this classic. Sponsored products for you. But what really got my goat was his cruel,false and mallicious attacks against Confucius and his followers.
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