Xunzi: A Translation and Study of the Complete Works: --Vol. I, Books 1-6

by John Knoblock and Xun Kuang

Book Overview

Coming at the end of the great flowering of philosophical inquiry in Warring States China, when the foundations for traditional Chinese thought were laid, Xunzi occupies a place analogous to that of Aristotle in the West. The collection of works bearing his name contains not only the most systematic philosophical exposition by any early Confucian thinker, but also account of virtually every aspect of the intellectual, cultural, and social life...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804714517
• ISBN13: 9780804714518
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.3"