num_pages: 280
description: First published in 1939, this book consists chiefly of extracts from Chuang Tzu, Mencius and Han Fei Tzu. Chuang Tzu's appeal is to the imagination; the appeal of Mencius is to the moral feelings; realism, as expounded by Han Fei Tzu, finds a close parallel in modern Totalitarianism and as a result these extracts from a book of the third century B.C. nonetheless have a very contemporary connection.
language: English
title: Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China
titlecomplete: Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China (China: History, Philosophy, Economics, 36)
genres: Historical, Religion, Reference, Asia, Philosophy, Eastern Philosophy, Nonfiction, China, Taoism, History
ratings_count: 141
publisher: Routledge