Introduction: Political Rhetoric in Early China

IntroductionEarly Chinese thought enjoys a wide appeal, in the scholarly world as much as elsewhere, as people are keen on learning about the ideas of Confucius, Mencius, and other thinkers whose views have shaped traditional Chinese culture. In the study of early Chinese thought, emphasis has long...

Celý popis

Uloženo v:
Podrobná bibliografie
Vydáno v:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/extremeorient,
Hlavní autoři: van Els, Paul, Sabattini, Elisa
Médium: Article ou chapitre numérique
Jazyk:Anglais
Vydáno: Extrême-Orient Extrême-Occident 2012
On-line přístup:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Popis
Shrnutí:IntroductionEarly Chinese thought enjoys a wide appeal, in the scholarly world as much as elsewhere, as people are keen on learning about the ideas of Confucius, Mencius, and other thinkers whose views have shaped traditional Chinese culture. In the study of early Chinese thought, emphasis has long been on what thinkers said, not on how they proffered their views. Even studies that do consider the how, tend to focus on logic and argumentation, rather than rhetoric. Fortunately, in the past f...