Nature and Heaven in the Xunzi

Nature and Heaven in the Xunzi
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Publisher : State University of New York Press
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9781438411576
ISBN-13 : 143841157X
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Download or read book Nature and Heaven in the Xunzi written by Edward J. Machle and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1993-08-24 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This translation and commentary on Xunzi's Tian Lun argues against naturalistic interpretations of Tian. Tracing the course of interpretation of Xunzi down to the present, discussing some of the influences that affected how he was understood, and raising questions about some contemporary revisionary attempts, Machle suggests unusual lines of interpretation.


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