Raphals, Lisa

Knowing words: Wisdom and cunning in the classical traditions of China and Greece - New York, Cornell University Press: 2018. - xviii, 273 p. bib., ind. 23 cm x 15 cm - Myth and Poetics .

Recommended By: Shailendra Raj Mehta
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Introduction
1. Chinese Accounts of Wisdom and Knowledge
2. Wisdom in Classical Confucianism
3. Mohist Knowledge
4. Taoist Wisdom
5. Cunning in Rhetoric and Strategy
Interlude
6. The Strategies of Zhuge Liang
7. The Journey to the West
8. Heroes, Kings, and Kingmakers
9. Skillful Means
10. Conclusions
Appendix 1. Warring States Terms for Wisdom and Cunning
Appendix 2. Terms for Wisdom and Cunning in Two Ming Novels
Appendix 3. Semantic Range
Character List
Selected Bibliography
Index.

978-0801426193

--China--Griechenland--Grieken--History--Philosophy, Ancient--Philosophy, Chinese--Ancient & Classical

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