Overview
- Most comprehensive introduction to Daoist Philosophy in any language
- Best philosophical analyses of representative Daoist thinkers and texts by worldwide top scholars in the field
- Most up to date researches of the most extensive materials, including recently unearthed/discovered texts never known before
- Includes the most divergent approaches, concerns, and arguments to advance further studies of Daoist Philosophy
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy (DCCP)
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Laozi and the Bamboo Texts
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Front Matter
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The Zhuangzi
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Front Matter
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Daoism in the Wei-Jin Periods
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About this book
This is the first comprehensive companion to the study of Daoism as a philosophical tradition. It provides a general overview of Daoist philosophy in various thinkers and texts from 6th century BCE to 5th century CE and reflects the latest academic developments in the field. It discusses theoretical and philosophical issues based on rigorous textual and historical investigations and examinations, reflecting both the ancient scholarship and modern approaches and methodologies. The themes include debates on the origin of the Daoism, the authorship and dating of the Laozi, the authorship and classification of chapters in the Zhuangzi, the themes and philosophical arguments in the Laozi and Zhuangzi, their transformations and developments in Pre-Qin, Han, and Wei-Jin periods, by Huang-Lao school, Heguanzi, Wenzi, Huainanzi, Wang Bi, Guo Xiang, and Worthies in bamboo grove, among others. Each chapter is written by expert(s) and specialist(s) on the topic discussed.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dr. LIU Xiaogan, receiving his PhD from Peking University in 1985, is professor, and the founding and honorary director of the Research Centre for Chinese Philosophy and Culture, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He once taught and conducted research at Peking University, Harvard University, Princeton University, the National University of Singapore. He is the author of Classifying the Zhuangzi Chapters, Orientational Issues in Textual Interpretation, Laozi Gujin(The Laozi from the Ancient to Current), Quanshi yu Dingxiang (Hermeneutics and Orientation), Liangjihua yu Fencungan (Polarization and the Sense of Propriety), and the founding editor of the Journal of Chinese Philosophy and Culture. He served as visiting professor and keynote speaker at famous Universities and Institutes in Asia, America, and Europe. He has received prizes and awards for excellence in teaching and research in universities at Beijing, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Dao Companion to Daoist Philosophy
Editors: Xiaogan Liu
Series Title: Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2927-0
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature B.V. 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-2926-3Published: 07 November 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-7680-6Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-2927-0Published: 27 October 2014
Series ISSN: 2211-0275
Series E-ISSN: 2542-8780
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 569
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations
Topics: Non-Western Philosophy, Religious Studies, general, Philosophy of Religion, Regional and Cultural Studies