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The quest for ecstatic morality in early China /

We are accustomed to the idea that emotions need to be controlled, but the Chinese text 'Xing zi mingchu' (300 BCE) argues that setting them free allows us to develop our qing. Although the development is completed with the help of the classics, the result is a personal connection to the D...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holloway, Kenneth W., 1971-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Subjects:
Xing zi ming chu.
Xing zi ming chu
Ethics > China > History > To 1500.
Ecstasy > China > History > To 1500.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY > Social.
Ecstasy
Ethics
China
To 1500
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:We are accustomed to the idea that emotions need to be controlled, but the Chinese text 'Xing zi mingchu' (300 BCE) argues that setting them free allows us to develop our qing. Although the development is completed with the help of the classics, the result is a personal connection to the Dao.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 161 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0199979405
9780199979400
9780199339464
0199339465