"Misfortunes of a nation may turn out to be fortunes of a philosopher," noted Qian Mu, a renowned expert in Chinese cultural studies. The sentence vividly summarizes ancient Chinese philosophers ...

Consider ancient Chinese archery, which Confucius saw as a model of exemplary competition. Archers pursued excellence not by ...

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" Lao Tzu is a major figure in Chinese philosophy whose historical ... As with most other ancient Chinese thinkers, Lao Tzu's way of ...

With the inaugural World Conference of Classics set to open in Beijing on Thursday, scholars from around the globe are ...

One man whose philosophy incorporated "the same profound ... the guiding philosophy of his reign and beyond. "Both ancient Greeks and Chinese understood that they were part of something larger ...

The broad focus includes women thinkers in ancient Indian, Chinese, and Arabic philosophy as well as in the Greek and Roman philosophical traditions. The volume will be valuable for a wide range of ...

Hegel has a philosophy of nature. Nietzsche stresses the importance of interpreting nature. Ancient Chinese philosophers see the structure of language as being reflective of the structure of nature.