Description:This book reconstructs a neglected episode in the development of Confucianism, one that considerably influenced later Chinese religious thought.Material Virtue examines a set of four through first century B.C.E. Chinese texts that argue virtue has a physical correlate in the body. Based on both transmitted (e.g., the Mengzi or Mencius) and recently excavated (e.g., the Wuxing or Five Kinds of Action) texts, Material Virtue describes how the argument addresses challenges to early Chinese religious ethics in part by relying on emerging notions such as the balance of qi (pneumas) also found in natural philosophy.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Material Virtue: Ethics And The Body In Early China (SINICA LEIDENSIA, 66). To get started finding Material Virtue: Ethics And The Body In Early China (SINICA LEIDENSIA, 66), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Material Virtue: Ethics And The Body In Early China (SINICA LEIDENSIA, 66)
Description: This book reconstructs a neglected episode in the development of Confucianism, one that considerably influenced later Chinese religious thought.Material Virtue examines a set of four through first century B.C.E. Chinese texts that argue virtue has a physical correlate in the body. Based on both transmitted (e.g., the Mengzi or Mencius) and recently excavated (e.g., the Wuxing or Five Kinds of Action) texts, Material Virtue describes how the argument addresses challenges to early Chinese religious ethics in part by relying on emerging notions such as the balance of qi (pneumas) also found in natural philosophy.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Material Virtue: Ethics And The Body In Early China (SINICA LEIDENSIA, 66). To get started finding Material Virtue: Ethics And The Body In Early China (SINICA LEIDENSIA, 66), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.