Key Concepts in Chinese Philosophy FIRST EDITION
New Haven and London; Beijing: Yale University Press; Foreign Languages Press, 2002.
First English Language Edition. Hardcover. First English Language Edition, with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/2" X 6 3/8". xlvi, 532pp. Presents nicely in protective archival sleeved dust jacket. Mild shelfwear to dust jacket, with bumping to head of spine. Bound in yellow cloth over boards, with spine lettered in black. Gentle bumping to head and tail of spine. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A highly presentable first edition of this invaluable reference tool for sinologists, translated and edited by Edmund Ryden in consultation with the author and with introductory commentary by Ryden for each section.
ABOUT THIS BOOK:
This book is both a good introduction to Chinese philosophy and an invaluable reference tool for sinologists. Comments by important Chinese thinkers are arranged around sixty-four key concepts to illustrate their meaning and use through twenty-five centuries of Chinese philosophy. This unique guide was prepared by Zhang Dainian, one of China's most famous living philosophers. Zhang reaches back to include concepts in use before the oracle bones (c. 1350-1100 B.C.)-what could be called a philosophical "prehistory." But the focus of the work is those concepts that gained currency in classical Chinese philosophy, especially those whose meanings are deeper and more difficult to grasp. Translated and edited by Edmund Ryden in consultation with the author, the book also includes helpful introductory commentary by Ryden for each section. (Publisher). Very good + / very good. Item #17448
ISBN: 0300092105
Price: $60.00