In this Book
- Heaven and Earth Are Not Humane: The Problem of Evil in Classical Chinese Philosophy
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: World Philosophies
summary
That bad things happen to good people was as true in early China as it is today. Franklin Perkins uses this observation as the thread by which to trace the effort by Chinese thinkers of the Warring States Period (c.475-221 BCE), a time of great conflict and division, to seek reconciliation between humankind and the world. Perkins provides rich new readings of classical Chinese texts and reflects on their significance for Western philosophical discourse.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Note on Abbreviated Citations
- pp. xiii-xvi
- 1 Formations of the Problem of Evil
- pp. 10-44
- 5 Beyond the Human in the Zhuāngzǐ
- pp. 151-183
- 6 Xúnzǐ and the Fragility of the Human
- pp. 184-218
- Conclusion
- pp. 219-226
- Bibliography
- pp. 271-284
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253011763
Related ISBN(s)
9780253011688, 9780253011725
MARC Record
OCLC
892942651
Pages
328
Launched on MUSE
2014-10-14
Language
English
Open Access
No