The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – Xin 心 (Chinese).






Readings In Classical Chinese Philosophy. This beautiful, insightful book offers an expansive selection of the wonderful works of Kongzi (Confucius), Mengzi (Mencius), Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) & Xunzi (Hsun Tzu). Simple & concise introductions that shed an incredible light on the most important figures, periods, texts & ideas in Chinese thought.


The collection surveys the principal schools of classical Chinese philosophy. We can learn about the key concepts of Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism & Legalism. A brilliant & valuable resource for an understanding of the early Chinese intellectual history.







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