The Ecological Era and Classical Chinese Naturalism

A Case Study of Tao Yuanming
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-981-10-9446-0
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 167 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 300 g

Reihe: China Academic Library

Reflecting the currently growing eco-movement, this book presents to western readers Tao Yuanming, an ancient Chinese poet, as a representative of classical oriental natural philosophy who offered lived experience of “dwelling poetically on earth.” Drawing on Derrida’s specter theory, it interprets Tao Yuanming in a postmodern and eco-critical context, while also exploring his naturalist “kindred spirits” in other countries, so as to urge the people of today to contemplate their own existence and pursuits. The book’s “panoramic” table of contents offers readers a wonderful reading experience.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lu, Shuyuan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Naturphilosophie, Philosophie und Evolution

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Tao Yuanming and the Meta-Question of Humanity.- Chapter 2: Tao’s Natural Philosophy.- Chapter 3: Tao and Natural Romanticism.- Chapter 4: The Evolving Perception of Nature and the Death of Tao.- Chapter 5: The Specter of Tao and the Plights of Contemporary Human Existence.- Conclusion: The Last Sacrifice and the Requiem.