Heaven and Earth Are Not Humane - The Problem of Evil in Classical Chinese Philosophy

Franklin Perkins is Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University. He is author of Leibniz and China: A Commerce of Light and Leibniz: A Guide for the Perplexed.

Sommario

Acknowledgements
Note on Abbreviated Citations
Introduction: Philosophy in a Cross-Cultural Context
1. Formations of the Problem of Evil
2. The Efficacy of Human Action and the Mohist Opposition to Fate
3. Efficacy and Following Nature in the Dàodéj¿ng
4. Reproaching Heaven and Serving Heaven in the Mèngz¿
5. Beyond the Human in the Zhüng¿
6. Xúnz¿ and the Fragility of the Human
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Info autore

Franklin Perkins is Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University. He is author of Leibniz and China: A Commerce of Light and Leibniz: A Guide for the Perplexed.

Riassunto

That bad things happen to good people was as true in early China as it is today. This book provides readings of classical Chinese texts and reflects on their significance for Western philosophical discourse.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Franklin Perkins, Perkins Franklin
• Editore: Indiana University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 23.05.2014
• EAN: 9780253011725
• ISBN: 978-0-253-01172-5
• Pagine: 328
• Serie: World Philosophies; World Philosophies; Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altre religioni mondiali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Altro; Ethik und Moralphilosophie, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, PHILOSOPHY / Good & Evil