The Shenzi Fragments A Philosophical Analysis and Translation

These fragments outline a rudimentary theory of political order modeled on the natural world that recognizes the role of human self-interest in maintaining stable rule. Casting the natural world as an independent, amoral system, Shen Dao situates the source of moral judgment firmly within the human...

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Main Author: Harris, Eirik Lang
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY ; Chichester, West Sussex Columbia University Press 2017, ©2016
Series:Translations from the Asian Classics
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