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Philosophic Classics: Asian Philosophy, Volume VI

Name: Philosophic Classics: Asian Philosophy, Volume VI
ISBN: 9781351217453

Forrest Baird,

626 pages
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Philosophic Classics: Asian Philosophy, Volume VI

Forrest Baird,

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Accessible to today's readers, this anthology of readings is a survey of Asian thought in India and China. It strikes a balance between major and minor figures, and features the best available translations of texts complete works or complete sections of works which are both central to each thinker or school and are widely accepted to be part of the emerging Asian canon. Introductions to each historical period and to each thinker, photographs, and a timeline help to keep learners focused throughout. For individuals interested in learning about World Religions, Asian thought, or Chinese and Indian philosophy.

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eBook ISBN

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Topic

Philosophy

Subtopic

Eastern Philosophy

T

AOIST

A

LTERNATIVES

*Hun-t’un 

is

the

primal 

blob 

which 

first 

divided 

into 

heaven 

and

earth 

and

then 

differentiated 

as

the

myriad 

things. 

In

Chinese 

cosmology 

the

primordial 

is

not

a

chaos 

reduced 

to

order 

by

imposed 

law,

it

is

a

blend 

of

everything 

rolled 

up

together; 

the

word 

is

a

reduplicative 

of

the

type 

of

English 

“hotchpotch”

and

“rolypoly,”

and

diners 

in

Chinese 

restaurants 

will 

have 

met

it

in

the

form 

“wuntun”

as

a

kind 

of

dumpling.

The

Emperor 

of

the

South 

Sea

was

Fast,

the

Emperor 

of

the

North 

Sea

was

Furious,

the

Emperor 

of

the

centre 

was

Hun-t’un.* 

Fast 

and

Furious 

met

from 

time 

to

time 

in

the

land 

of

Hun-t’un,

who

treated 

them 

very 

generously. 

Fast 

and

Furious 

were

discussing 

how

to

repay 

Hun-t’un’s 

bounty.

“All 

men

have 

seven 

holes 

through 

which 

they 

look,

listen,

eat,

breathe; 

he

alone

doesn’t 

have 

any. 

Let’s 

try

boring 

them.”

Every 

day

they 

bored 

one

hole,

and

on

the

seventh 

day

Hun-t’un 

died.

450

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
PREFACE
INVITATION TO ASIAN THOUGHT
TIMELINE
INDIAN THOUGHT
CHINESE THOUGHT

9781438417875,

9781000484540,

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