- Offers a comprehensive introduction to the principal figures of Neo-Daoism and their contributions
- Provides a holistic approach to Neo-Daoism via the three core concepts of classical Daoism: non-being, being, and oneness
- Features 25 chapters written by world-renowned scholars
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- About this book
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This comprehensive volume surveys an important but neglected period of Chinese intellectual history: Xuanxue (Neo-Daoism). It provides a holistic approach to the philosophical and religious traits of this movement via the concepts of non-being, being, and oneness. Thinkers and texts on the periphery of Xuanxue are also examined to show readers that Xuanxue did not arise in a vacuum but is the result of a long and continuous evolution of ideas from pre-Qin Daoism.
The 25 chapters of this work survey the major philosophical figures and arguments of Xuanxue, a movement from the Wei-Jin dynastic period (220-420 CE) of early-medieval China. It also examines texts and figures from the late-Han dynasty whose influence on Xuanxue has yet to be made explicitly clear. In order to fully capture the multifaceted nature of this movement, the contributors brilliantly highlight its more socially-oriented characteristics.
Overall, this volume presents an unrivaled picture of this exciting period. It details a portrait of intellectual and cultural vitality that rivals, if not surpasses, what was achieved during the Warring States period. Readers of the Yijing, Daodejing, and Zhuangzi will feel right at home with the themes and arguments presented herein, while students and those coming to Xuanxue for the first time will acquire a wealth of knowledge.
- About the authors
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David Chai is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is the author of Zhuangzi and the Becoming of Nothingness (2019), and editor of Daoist Encounters with Phenomenology: Thinking Interculturally about Human Existence (2020). His work has also appeared in a wide variety of journals and edited anthologies covering the fields of Chinese philosophy, metaphysics, phenomenology, hermeneutics, and comparative philosophy.
- Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-9
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Xuanxue’s Contributions to Chinese Philosophy
Pages 13-32
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The Metaphysical Style and Structural Coherence of Names in Xuanxue
Pages 33-54
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Oneness in the Taipingjing
Pages 57-80
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Yin and Yang in the Taipingjing
Pages 81-101
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Dao Companion to Xuanxue 玄學 (Neo-Daoism)
- Editors
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- David Chai
- Series Title
- Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy
- Series Volume
- 14
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-49228-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-49228-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-49227-4
- Series ISSN
- 2211-0275
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 529
- Number of Illustrations
- 61 b/w illustrations
- Topics
