TY - BOOK AU - Van Norden,Bryan W. TI - Introduction to classical Chinese philosophy SN - 9781603844680 AV - B 126 .V28 2011 U1 - 181/.11 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Indianapolis PB - Hackett Pub. KW - Philosophy, Chinese KW - To 221 B.C N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-264) and index; The historical context -- Kongzi and Confucianism -- Kongzi and virtue ethics -- Mohist consequentialism -- Yang Zhu and egoism -- Mengzi and human nature -- Language and paradox in the "school of names" -- The Daodejing and mysticism -- Zhuangzi's therapeutic skepticism and relativism -- Xunzi's confucian naturalism -- Han Feizi -- Later Chinese thought -- Appendix A: hermeneutics, or how to read a text -- Appendix B: the Chinese language and writing system -- Appendix C: Kongzi as systematic philosopher ER -