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OverviewWritten by the Han philosopher Xu Gan (A.D. 170–217), Balanced Discourses is an inquiry into the causes of political breakdown. It provides a unique contemporary account of the social, intellectual, and cosmological factors that Xu Gan identified as having precipitated the demise of the Han order. This edition of Zhonglun (or Balanced Discourses) contains the original Chinese text with annotations and, on facing pages, an English translation also accompanied by annotations. This collection of essays spans a range of topics, from Confucian cultivation to calendrical calculation. Xu's perspectives are of not only historical but also philosophical interest, for they reveal his belief in a special correlative bond that should exist between names and actualities and his understanding of what happens when that bond is broken. The translator, John Makeham, argues in his introduction that the essays display the same quality of balance that Xu Gan sees as essential to social and political equilibrium. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gan Xu , John Makeham , John Makeham , John MakehamPublisher: Yale University Press Imprint: Yale University Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 11.70cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 19.40cm Weight: 0.390kg ISBN: 9780300092011ISBN 10: 0300092016 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 10 June 2003 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English & Chinese Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJohn Makeham is senior lecturer in Chinese, University of Adelaide. Dang Shengyuan is a senior Chinese scholar. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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