Chinese Philosophy - Couverture souple

Carus, Dr Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1241061963 ISBN 13 : 9781241061968

Editeur : Primary Sources, Historical Collections, 2011

Synopsis

This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection), represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on the subject produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a discussion drawn from many areas of study and research on the subject. From analyses of the varied geography that encompasses the Asian continent to significant time periods spanning centuries, the book was made in an effort to preserve the work of previous generations.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Monist, Vol. VI., No. 2, is an exposition of the main characteristic features of Chinese thought: it is a sketch, not an exhaustive treatise, and still less a history of Chinese philosophy. It purports to serve as an introduction to the intricacies of typically Chinese notions, explaining their symbols and revealing their mysteries in terse and intelligible language. The brevity is intentional, for the essay is meant to give a bird s-eye view of the Chi nese world-conception. While appreciating the remarkable genius exhibited by the founders of the Chinese civilisation, the author points out the foibles of the Chinese and traces them to their source. It is noteworthy that in spite of its candid and unreserved criticism, the essay was well received by the Chinese authorities and was granted the rare honor of being recommended by the Tsungli Yamen of Peking, the Im perial Foreign Office. In reply to a copy of this article forwarded through the American representative to H. M. theE mperor of China, the Tsungli Yamen, returned the following informal communication :THE TSUNGLI YAMEN TO THE HON. MR. DENBY. I nformal. PEKIN, May 6th, 1896. YOUR EXCELLENCY: We have had the honor to receive Your Excellency snote, wherein you state that by particular request you send theY amen a copy ofT heM onist an American Magazine. Your Excellency further states that it contains an article on Chinese Philosophy and the author asks that it be delivered to H. M. theE mperor. In reply we beg to state, that the article in question has been translated into Chinese by order of theY amen and has been duly perused by the members thereof. The article shows that the writer is a scholar well versed inC hinese literature, and has brought together matters which indicate that he fully understood the subject he has treated. The book will be placed on file in the archives of theY amen. COPYRI
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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Primary Sources, Historical Collections
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1241061963
• ISBN 13: 9781241061968
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 92
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible