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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
Table of Contents:
  • Qing, from conflict to ecstasy
  • The role of nature in a world of friction
  • Having fun with the Dao
  • Absolute versus relative morality
  • The rectification of names.