Historical Background of Wang Yang-ming’s Philosophy of Mind

From the Perspective of his Life Story

Ping Dong (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

199 Seiten

2020 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-15-3038-8 (ISBN)

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This open access book offers comprehensive information on Wang Yang-ming’s life, helping readers identify and grasp the foundations on which his philosophy was established. Though a great man, Wang had an extremely difficult life, full of many hardships. Based on various official histories, Wang’s own writings, and his disciples’ records, the book explores the legendary life of this ancient philosopher, who not only diligently pursued his objective of living as a sage, but also persistently sought the ideal state of a sage in ideology. The author also shares his own interpretations of the main aspects of Wang’s philosophy using simple and straightforward language.
This book will help readers understand and appreciate Wang Yang-ming’s extraordinary life, his generous mind, deep thoughts and bright personality, inspiring them to pursue enriching lives. It offers a unique and insightful work for undergraduate students and all others interested in Wang’sphilosophy and life story.

Ping Dong was born on September 4, 1959 in Quzhou, Zhejiang Province. He is a Ph.D., a “Seeking Truth” distinguished professor and doctoral supervisor at Zhejiang University. He is the director of the Department of Philosophy; of the Institute of Chinese Ideology and Culture; and of the Center for Buddhist Culture Studies at Zhejiang University. In 2010, he was featured in the “Hundreds of Lectures” section of CCTV, and was widely praised. In 2014, he was awarded the title of “Master of Chinese Cultural Communication Overseas” by the State Council’s Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, and has given lectures in France, the United States, Australia and other countries.

Chapter 1 Experiencing “Gewu Zhizhi”.- Chapter 2 Learning “Saint Theory”.- Chapter 3 Proposing His “Philosophy of Mind”.- Chapter 4 Practicing His Military Thoughts.- Chapter 5 Pushing His Idea of Governance.- Chapter 6 Establishing His Philosophical System.

Erscheinungsdatum	25.09.2020
Übersetzer	Xiaolu Wang, Liang Cai
Zusatzinfo	1 Illustrations, black and white; X, 199 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	981-15-3038-6 / 9811530386
ISBN-13	978-981-15-3038-8 / 9789811530388
Zustand	Neuware