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Author
Series
Vintage Books volume V-173
Language
English
Formats
Description
A compilation of discourses, maxims and aphorisms of Confusius dating from the 4th century B.C.
Publisher
Inner Traditions
Pub. Date
©2010
Edition
[10th anniversary ed.}
Physical Desc
xxxiii, 539 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"This 10th anniversary edition offers a thorough introduction to the history of the I Ching, how to use it, and several new divination methods; in-depth and easy-to-reference translations of each hexagram name, description, and pictogram; and discussions of the interrelations between the hexagrams and the spiritual meaning of their sequence"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
239 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A philosopher and mother mines classic Daoist texts of Chinese philosophy for wisdom relevant to today's parents. The ancient Chinese philosopher Mencius compared children to tender sprouts, shaped by soil, sunlight, water, and, importantly, the efforts of patient farmers and gardeners. At times children require our protection, other times we need to take a step back and allow them to grow. Like sprouts, a child's character, tendencies, virtues,...
Series
Bollingen volume 19
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[1967]
Edition
[3d ed.], eighth printing, November 1971.
Physical Desc
lxii, 740 pages 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A translation of the early document of Chinese philosophy with explanatory notes.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 481 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A brilliant history of ancient China's masters of philosophy -- and how they help us understand China today. In Ways of Heaven, leading China scholar Roel Sterckx offers an engrossing introduction to classical China's world of ideas. Drawing on evocative examples from philosophical texts, literature, and everyday life over centuries of Chinese history, Sterckx introduces major thinkers and traditions, illuminates key concepts like the dao, qi, yin,...
Author
Publisher
Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xvi, 191 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
When I was a boy, I didn't get specific lessons on how to live. I got stories. If I asked why I had to believe some concept, a person like my grandmother might reply with something like, "This is the true because of what happened to the Yellow Emperor," and then the story would follow. What intrigues me is that this habit hasn't changed even after China's revolution, rapid modernization, digital technology, and global culture. People still say, "It's...
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