Chinese philosophy of the Warring States period

27 Feb 2017 16:30

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Taoist, Confucian, "Naturalist", "School of Names". And the place of intellectuals in Warring States China. Needham's views.

Recommended:
• A. C. Graham, Disputers of the Tao
• Fung Yu-lan, History of Chinese Philosophy
• Hu Shih, Logical Method in Ancient China
• Joseph Needham, Science and Civilisation in China, vol. II
• Arthur Waley, Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China

Not whole-heartedly recommended:
• Benjamin I. Schwartz, The World of Thought in Ancient China [remarks]

To read:
• Guanzi trans. Rickett [Blurb]
• G. E. R. Lloyd
  • Adversaries and Authorities: Investigations into Ancient Greek and Chinese Science
  • The Ambitions of Curiosity: Understanding the World in Ancient Greece and China [blurb]
• Steven Shankman, The Siren and the Sage: Knowledge and Wisdom in Ancient Greece and China