Transcendence and Non-Naturalism in Early Chinese Thought

von Alexus Mcleod, Joshua R. Brown

252 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Contemporary scholars of Chinese philosophy often presuppose that early China possessed a naturalistic worldview, devoid of any non-natural concepts, such as transcendence. Challenging this presupposition head-on, Joshua R. Brown and Alexus McLeod argue that non-naturalism and transcendence have a robust and significant place in early Chinese thought. This book reveals that non-naturalist positions can be found in early Chinese texts, in topics including conceptions of the divine, cosmogony, and apophatic philosophy. Moreover, by closely examining a range of early Chinese texts, and providing comparative readings of a number of Western texts and thinkers, the book offers a way of reading early Chinese Philosophy as consistent with the religious philosophy of the East and West, including the Abrahamic and the Brahmanistic religions.Co-written by a philosopher and theologian, this book draws out unique insights into early Chinese thought, highlighting in particular new ways to consider a range of Chinese concepts, including tian, dao, li, and you/wu.

• Reihe: Bloomsbury 3PL
• ISBN: 9781350204034
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.03.2022
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC