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

Book 3 of 12: World Philosophies

Perkins, Franklin

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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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About the Author

Franklin Perkins is Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University. He is author of Leibniz and China: A Commerce of Light and Leibniz: A Guide for the Perplexed.

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Publisher
Indiana University Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0253011728
ISBN 13 
9780253011725
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Paperback
Number of pages
328
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