Moral enlightenment. Leibniz and Wolff on China

Ching, Julia, & Willard G. Oxtoby

Published by Steyler Verlag, Nettetal, 1992

About this Item

First edition, 8vo, pp. x, [2], 288, [6] ads; 32 pages of facsimiles, several illustrations in the text; fine copy in original green cloth printed in white. Without a dust jacket, as issued. Monumenta Serica Monograph Series XXVI. "The German philosophers Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) and Christian Wolff (1679-1754) were among the admirers of Chinese thought and civilization. Leibniz contribution to the Western understanding of China was mainly metaphysical and religious. His younger contemporary and friend Wolff focused on Chinese ethics, concentrating on the practical morality and political ideals of Confucius. Julia Ching and Willard G. Oxtoby present English translations of important texts related to China by Leibniz and Wolff, accompanied by two introductory essays on the philosophical and historical context" (publisher's blurb).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Moral enlightenment. Leibniz and Wolff on China
• Publisher: Steyler Verlag, Nettetal
• Publication Date: 1992
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Theology
  • Asia
  • China