{"product_id":"9789819235926","title":"Ten Lectures on Chinese Philosophy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTen Lectures on Chinese Philosophy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQiyong Guo\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Eastern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis book explores the roots and very essence of the history of Chinese philosophy, offering English-speaking readers a unique, Chinese-context-based view on philosophy.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe book gathers the author’s most representative academic papers, which address the history of Chinese philosophy at the macro, meso and micro level. Some chapters discuss more general concepts but are supported by very specific materials; others analyze a specific Chinese classic or school of thought but do so on the basis of a comprehensive grasp of the history of Chinese philosophy.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe author presents the history of Chinese philosophy using a clear problem-awareness-based approach, which examines both the content and methodology of Chinese philosophy.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe book also draws comparisons between Chinese and Western philosophy, with a special emphasis on the characteristics and uniqueness of Chinese philosophy. Further, it discusses how Chinese philosophy sees the world, life and being, including views and interpretations from Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe book brings English-speaking readers closer to Chinese classics, probes into major issues in Chinese philosophy and strives to provide readers with interpretations that are well-supported and well-reasoned. Accordingly, readers can discover fresh, innovative, and unique views on various schools of ancient philosophy.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eQiyong Guo, professor at the School of Philosophy of Wuhan University. Throughout his academic career, he served many positions, including the Deputy President of Research Institute of Chinese Culture of Wuhan University, Dean of School of Social Sciences of Wuhan University (2000-2003), Dean of School of Philosophy of Wuhan University (2003-2007), to name just a few.\u003cp\u003eHe is currently the honorary director of the Research Center for Traditional Chinese Cultural Studies at Wuhan University, a Key Research Base for Social Sciences supported by the Ministry of Education.  He is also a frequent speaker at forums, conferences and symposia.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\nHis research mainly focuses on Chinese history of philosophy, Confucian philosophy and the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century Chinese philosophy.  As a prolific writer, he has written and published over 20 books and 200 papers. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNational Social Science Fund of China\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819235926\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"National Social Science Fund of China","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591477432460,"sku":"9789819235926","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789819235926","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}