Heaven and Earth Are Not Humane The Problem of Evil in Classical Chinese Philosophy

Perkins, Franklin

ISBN 10: 025301168X / ISBN 13: 9780253011688

Published by Indiana Univ Pr, 2014

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295 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Heaven and Earth Are Not Humane The Problem of Evil in Classical Chinese Philosophy
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 025301168X
• ISBN 13: 9780253011688
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.52 kilograms

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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.

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.