Knowing Words
Wisdom and Cunning in the Classical Traditions of China and Greece
Published on 5. September 2018
304 pages
978-1-5017-3213-3 (ISBN)
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English
Place of publication
NY
United States
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-5017-3213-3 (9781501732133)
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07/1992
Cornell University Press
€110.18
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Lisa Raphals
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 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
- Appendixes
- Character List
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
