1.: An Introduction with Work to Do
2.: The Context of Chinese Philosophy: Language and Theory of
Language
Part I The Positive Dao Period
3.: Confucius: The Baseline
4.: Mozi: Setting the Philosophical Agenda
Part II The Antilanguage Period
5.: Mencius: The Establishment Strikes Back
6.: Laozi: Language and Society
Part III The Analytic Period
7.: The School of Names: Linguistic Analysis in China
8.: Zhuangzi: Discriminating about Discriminating
Part IV The Authoritarian Response
9.: Xunzi: Pragmatic Confucianism
10.: Han Feizi: The Ruler's Interpretation
Notes:
Glossary of Chinese Characters:
Bibliography:
Index:
"Hansen contributes a much-needed re-assessment of Chinese
philosophy....Hansen is refreshingly revisionist as his hermeneutic
lays waste to such misconceptions as "THE Tao," transcendence, and
unsayableness associated with dao-ism, as well as fundamental
misconceptions about Chinese language and thought....His twin
fortes are an almost surgical, positivist linguistic precision,
cutting away at fat and exposing the bare bones, plus a
holistic
approach....Overall, the author's polysemous grasp of Chinese
history makes his magnum opus an interdisciplinary resource, sure
to be of interest to all students and scholars of comparative
literature,
philosophy/religion, and intellectual history."--China News
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"The time is ripe for this sort of wide-ranging reappraisal. I
believe the book will be a major factor in setting the tone and
parameters of the debate for the next decade."--Victor Mair,
University of Pennsylvania
"Hansen's book is challenging and engages the reader in a direct
and personal way. In addition to language and skepticism there are
many topics woven into the fabric of the book which will also
engage the reader."--Canadian Philosophical Reviews
"A Daoist Theory of Chinese Thought is a bold book by an
intellectually ambitious and always original author."--Harvard
Journal of Asiatic Studies
"Hansen contributes a much-needed re-assessment of Chinese
philosophy....Hansen is refreshingly revisionist as his hermeneutic
lays waste to such misconceptions as "THE Tao," transcendence, and
unsayableness associated with dao-ism, as well as fundamental
misconceptions about Chinese language and thought....His twin
fortes are an almost surgical, positivist linguistic precision,
cutting away at fat and exposing the bare bones, plus a
holistic
approach....Overall, the author's polysemous grasp of Chinese
history makes his magnum opus an interdisciplinary resource, sure
to be of interest to all students and scholars of comparative
literature,
philosophy/religion, and intellectual history."--China News
Digest
"The time is ripe for this sort of wide-ranging reappraisal. I
believe the book will be a major factor in setting the tone and
parameters of the debate for the next decade."--Victor Mair,
University of Pennsylvania
"Hansen's book is challenging and engages the reader in a direct
and personal way. In addition to language and skepticism there are
many topics woven into the fabric of the book which will also
engage the reader."--Canadian Philosophical Reviews
"A Daoist Theory of Chinese Thought is a bold book by an
intellectually ambitious and always original author."--Harvard
Journal of Asiatic Studies
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