Emperor Whisperers: A Comparative History of Ancient Chinese and Western Philosophy

by David Roman

Emperor Whisperers charts a comparative history of the two largest strains of ancient philosophy, from the first millennium BC to around AD 500. The book examines howphilosophy arose from atheism in both China and Greece but entered a cul de sac when atheism spread from the elites to the middle classes. China's philosophy evolved to oppose law with morals, which created a mandarin class of "emperor whisperers," while Western philosophy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1680537326
• ISBN13: 9781680537321
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Academica Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"