A Book To Burn And A Book To Keep (Hidden): Selected Writings (Translations From The Asian Classics) - 9780231166133

Li Zhi's interpretations of history, religion, literature, and social relations synthesized Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist ethics and incorporated the Neo-Confucian idealism of such thinkers as Wang Yangming. The result was a series of heretical writings that caught fire among Li Zhi's contemporaries. Fond of vivid sentiment and sharp expression, Li Zhi refused to support sanctioned ideas about morality and wrote stinging critiques. In this sophisticated translation, English-speaking readers encounter the best of this intellectual's contribution to Chinese thought. -- Provided by publisher.

• | Author: Zhi Li
• | Publisher: Columbia University Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 07, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 408 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0231166133
• | ISBN-13: 9780231166133