{"product_id":"language-ontology-and-political-philosophy-in-china-wang-bis-scholarly-exploration-of-the-dark-xuanxue-paperback","title":"Language, Ontology, and Political Philosophy in China: Wang Bi's Scholarly Exploration of the Dark (Xuanxue) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRudolf G. Wagner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the thought of Wang Bi, the third-century Chinese philosopher who made brilliant, innovative contributions in an era when traditional intellectual institutions and orthodoxies had collapsed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the collapse of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E., an entire system of state and intellectual organization fell apart. The brilliant Wang Bi and his generation of young scholars grew up in a no-man's land without teachers and orthodoxy. Defying the established school divisions, they set out on a vigorous and daring new philosophical inquiry which came to be known as Xuanxue, the \"Scholarly Exploration of the Dark.\" They found \"subtle pointers\" in the Laozi, the Book of Changes, and the Analects of Confucius about the inequity of language and the ensuing need to proceed by \"subtle\" indications that ultimately led to a philosophy of Being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Rudolf G. Wagner shows how Wang Bi's sophisticated analysis of \"subtle pointers\" in the language of the Laozi developed into an ontology that served as the basis for a political philosophy of the ruler\/subject relationship and a guide for the public performance of an enlightened ruler. Wang Bi's work initiated the reading of the Laozi, the Book of Changes and the Analects as philosophical texts and has had a lasting impact on Chinese philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRudolf G. Wagner \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Heidelberg. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Craft of a Chinese Commentator: Wang Bi on the Laozi\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by SUNY Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 269\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9.1 x 6.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45328955277391,"sku":"9780791453322","price":66.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/cOBAnWup339780791453322.webp?v=1780005176","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/language-ontology-and-political-philosophy-in-china-wang-bis-scholarly-exploration-of-the-dark-xuanxue-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}