The political philosophy of Zhang Taiyan
Subtitle: the resistance of consciousness
By: by Viren Murthy
Series: Leiden series in comparative historiography -- v. 4
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9789004203877
Subjects: Philosophy; Buddhist philosophy
Other titles: Brill e-books.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-258) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Zhang Taiyan and Chinese modernity; title: Zhang's critique of Kang Youwei : anti-Manchuism, the national essence, and revolution; title: Buddhist epistemology and modern self-identity : Zhang Taiyan's "On establishing religion"; title: Transfiguring modern temporality : Zhang Taiyan's critique of evolutionary history; title: Daoist equalization against the universal principle : Zhang Taiyan's critique of late Qing political theory; title: Conclusion : Zhang Taiyan, Lu Xun and Wang Hui : the politics of imagining a better future.