Whether it is read by the interested generalist or the dedicated specialist, Dawid Rogacz’ <i>Chinese Philosophy of History</i> yields a profusion of insights and confers a trove of benefits. However, in my view, chief among its rewards is that, through its concentration with laser-like focus exclusively on the philosophy of history, the book is a veritable showcase in which so many oftentimes neglected past philosophical voices have finally been permitted to come to the fore and thereby have their previously unknown contributions duly recognized.

Philosophy East & West

The human longing to unite the past with the present is as important as our need to philosophize about it. This book shows in a truly enjoyable but learned way how much we need to learn from China if we are to experience the holistic nature of this reunion.

Jana Rošker, Professor of Sinology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

An original and unparalleled description and analysis of the enduring Chinese fascination with the nature, meaning and writing of history, displaying an impressive command of historical sources and a mastery of philosophical understandings of history as process, narrative and expression in other forms of culture.

Philip J. Ivanhoe, Distinguished Chair Professor, College of Confucian Studies and Eastern Philosophy, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

Challenging the Eurocentric misconception that the philosophy of history is a Western invention, this book reconstructs Chinese thought and offers the first systematic treatment of classical Chinese philosophy of history.

Dawid Rogacz charts the development from pre-imperial Confucian philosophy of history, the Warring States period and the Han dynasty through to the neo-Confucian philosophy of the Tang and Song era and finally to the Ming and Qing dynasties. Revealing underexplored areas of Chinese thought, he provides Western readers with new insight into original texts and the ideas of over 40 Chinese philosophers, including Mencius, Shang Yang, Dong Zhongshu, Wang Chong, Liu Zongyuan, Shao Yong, Li Zhi, Wang Fuzhi and Zhang Xuecheng. This vast interpretive body is compared with the main premises of Western philosophy of history in order to open new lines of inquiry and directions for comparative study.

Clarifying key ideas in the Chinese tradition that have been misrepresented or shoehorned to fit Western definitions, Rogacz offers an important reconsideration of how Chinese philosophers have understood history.

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Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. What is Philosophy of History?
2. Following the Past: Philosophy of History in Ancient Confucianism
3. Quest for the Trend of History: Philosophy of History in Other Schools of Thought in the Warring States Period
4. Nature, People, and History: The Philosophy of History in the Han Dynasty
5. The Basis of History: Philosophy of History from the Eighth to the Twelfth Century
6. Individual and History: The Philosophy of History from the Thirteenth to the Eighteenth Century
7. Encompassing History: The Distinctiveness of the Chinese Philosophy of History
Conclusion: The Past is Never Dead
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781350215344
Publisert
2022-04-21
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
264

Forfatter

Biographical note

Dawid Rogacz is Assistant Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland.