Chinese thought in a global context
Subtitle: a dialogue between Chinese and western philosophical approaches
By: edited by Karl-Heinz Pohl
Contributors: Pohl, Karl-Heinz; China and the West in Dialogue (1997 : Trier, Germany)
Series: Sinica Leidensia -- vol. 45
Publisher: Brill
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
Subjects: Civilization, Western -- Chinese influences -- Congresses; East and West; China -- Civilization -- Western influences -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses
Description: "How do Chinese and Western philosophical traditions interact today? In the underlying collection of articles both Chinese and Western scholars carefully examine the issue, one of fundamental importance for the mutual understanding of China and the West. The volume is the result of a symposium which sought to initiate a dialogue between China and the West on questions ranging from philosophy to politics and aesthetics."--Jacket.
Notes: Papers presented at a symposium entitled "China and the West in Dialogue," held between April 9-12, 1997 in Trier, Germany

Includes bibliographical references and index