Heaven and Earth Are Not Humane: The Problem of Evil in Classical Chinese Philosophy (World Philosophies) - Softcover

Perkins, Franklin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253011728 ISBN 13: 9780253011725

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2014

Synopsis

That bad things happen to good people was as true in early China as it is today. Franklin Perkins uses this observation as the thread by which to trace the effort by Chinese thinkers of the Warring States Period (c.475-221 BCE), a time of great conflict and division, to seek reconciliation between humankind and the world. Perkins provides rich new readings of classical Chinese texts and reflects on their significance for Western philosophical discourse.

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[ Heaven and Earth Are Not Humane: The Problem of Evil in Classical Chinese Philosophy World Philosophies By ( Author ) May-2014 Paperback

Review:

Perkins provides original, important, and fully convincing readings of the classical Chinese texts. Moreover, given the comparative focus, it is one of those rare works on classical materials that will excite significant interest among scholars of Western philosophy and intellectual history as well. . . . Beautifully written, highly engaging, and extremely well argued. Author: Michael Puett Source: Harvard University

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0253011728
• ISBN 13: 9780253011725
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328