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History of Chinese Philosophy, Volume 2 : The Period of Classical Learning from the Second Century B. C. to the Twentieth Century A. d by Yu-lan Fung (1983, Trade Paperback)

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Since its original publication in Chinese in the 1930s, this work has been accepted by Chinese scholars as the most important contribution to the study of their country's philosophy., a philosophical period as remarkable as that of ancient Greece.

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PublisherPrinceton University Press

ISBN-100691020221

ISBN-139780691020228

eBay Product ID (ePID)17572

Product Key Features

Number of Pages816 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHistory of Chinese Philosophy, Volume 2 : The Period of Classical Learning from the Second Century B. C. to the Twentieth Century A. d

SubjectEastern, Confucianism

Publication Year1983

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Philosophy

AuthorYu-Lan Fung

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height2 in

Item Weight34.9 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Number of Volumes2 vols.

SynopsisDealing with the subject of Chinese philosophy, this volume discusses a period lesser known in the West - the period of classical learning, from the second century BC to the twentieth century., Since its original publication in Chinese in the 1930s, this work has been accepted by Chinese scholars as the most important contribution to the study of their country's philosophy. In 1952 the book was published by Princeton University Press in an English translation by the distinguished scholar of Chinese history, Derk Bodde, "the dedicated translator of Fung Yu-lan's huge history of Chinese philosophy" ( New York Times Book Review ). Available for the first time in paperback, it remains the most complete work on the subject in any language. Volume I covers the period of the philosophers, from the beginnings to around 100 B.C., a philosophical period as remarkable as that of ancient Greece. Volume II discusses a period lesser known in the West--the period of classical learning, from the second century B.C. to the twentieth century., Since its original publication in Chinese in the 1930s, this work has been accepted by Chinese scholars as the most important contribution to the study of their country's philosophy. In 1952 the book was published by Princeton University Press in an English translation by the distinguished scholar of Chinese history, Derk Bodde, "the dedicated translator of Fung Yu-lan's huge history of Chinese philosophy" (New York Times Book Review). Available for the first time in paperback, it remains the most complete work on the subject in any language. Volume I covers the period of the philosophers, from the beginnings to around 100 B.C., a philosophical period as remarkable as that of ancient Greece. Volume II discusses a period lesser known in the West--the period of classical learning, from the second century B.C. to the twentieth century.