Description
This was originally published in 1990.
Writing at the end of the great flowering of philosophical inquiry in Warring States, China, when the foundations for traditional Chinese thought were laid, Xunzi occupies in the East a place analogous to that of Aristotle in the West. The collection of works bearing his name contains not only the most systematic philosophical exposition by any early Confusian thinker but also accounts for virtually every aspect of the intellectual, cultural, and political life of his time.
This is the second of three volumes that will constitute the first complete translation of Xunzi into English and published in 1990. The first volume, covering Books 1-6 and dealing with self-cultivation, learning, and education, was published in 1988. The present volume consists of Books 7-16 and deals with political theory, ethics, and ideal man, and the lessons to be drawn from history.
In the third volume, published in 1994, books 17-24, discusses problems of knowledge and logic; the fundamental nature of the world; the significance of music and ritual; and the nature of man. Books 25-32 contain Xunzi’s poetry, a miscellany of short passages collected together in one book, and several collections of sayings, comments, and exemplary anecdotes about events, personages, and ideas important to early Confusians.
The translation is accompanied by substantial explanatory material identifying technical terms, persons, and events; detailed introductions to each book; and extensive annotation, with characters when desirable, indicating the basis of the translations.
At the time of publication, John Knoblock was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Miami.
This is a reproduction edition from a scanned copy of the original edition:
Title Xunzi: A Translation and Study of the Complete Works Volume II, Books 7-16
Authors Xunzi, John Knoblock
Editor John Knoblock
Translated by John Knoblock
Compiled by John Knoblock
Publisher Stanford University Press, 1990
ISBN 0804717710, 9780804717717
Length 400 pages
Tags:
stanford press, chinese ethics, chinese history, chinese philosophy, confusianism, Xunzi, Yang Liang, Wang Niansun, Duke of Zhou, Mozi, Mencius, Mohists, Guan Zhong, Mengzi, Confucius, Wu Zixu, Shang dynasty, Yi Yin, Shen Dao, Zhuanxu, Shennong, Zhuangzi, Sun Bin, King Wu, Zhou dynasty 
