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Chinese Thought (in English)
Marcel Granet
(Author)
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Daniel Bernardo
(Translated by)
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Antiqua Sapientia
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Chinese Thought (in English) - Granet, Marcel ; Bernardo, Daniel
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Synopsis "Chinese Thought (in English)"
As a whole, this work offers a panoramic view of ancient Chinese thought, which is not a thought structured after the Western style, since the Chinese ask their Sages for subjects conducive to free meditation, not ideas, much less dogmas. It does not matter whether they classify the Master who awakens in them the play of the intellect as Taoist or Confucian; it does not matter whether the practices that prepare them for the liberation of their spirit are aimed at creating the impression of unconditioned autonomy or at creating the feeling of the sovereign dignity of man. Neither the actual purpose of the training, nor the spirit of the methods themselves differ. It is always a matter of training the whole being. Whether holiness or wisdom is sought, whether it is accomplished by sanctifying games or ennobling rites, this training is always inspired by a desire for liberation, and it is always done in a spirit of freedom.The first three Books-or sections-of this work aim to make known Chinese conceptions that the author considered neither possible, nor advantageous to present otherwise than as common notions, that denote certain habits of mind to which the Chinese seem to attribute imperative power. Granet reserves for the fourth and last book (Sects and Schools) those conceptions that he considered possible to study comfortably in relation to specific works that testify to certain directions of Chinese thought; these conceptions point to less constant or less profound tendencies and are remarkable precisely because of their varying fortunes; their main interest is that they can contribute to giving an idea of the orientation that Chinese thought as a whole has acquired.
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