Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy
by Bryan W. Van Norden · first published 2011
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…sentiment is that Bertrand Russell is too biased in his presentation, but his survey was a popular classic for many years. Perhaps also a supplement specific to eastern philosophy, like van Norden, An Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy? [1] https://historyofphilosophy.net/all-episodes
on “A curated list of philosophy resources” ↗…Slingerland is a great accessible introduction to the different modes of Chinese philosophy, and the two approaches to Daoism by Laozi and Zhuangzi are discussed. For more depth I highly recommend Van Norden's Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy. I took a course that used this book as its text and it was really life changing and made me hopeful that there are some more practical philosophies out there for us.
on “Tao Te Ching” ↗…include non-European traditions of philosophy into academic philosophy. "Jay L. Garfield is - - the author of “Engaging Buddhism: Why It Matters to Philosophy.” Bryan W. Van Norden is -- the author of “Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy.”" "Give us more money. We like money."
on “If Philosophy Won’t Diversify, Let’s Call It What It Really Is” ↗Sadly the Tao of Pooh does not outline the basic tenets of Daoism. As van Norden says in his chapter on the Daodejing in his Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy: > The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff ... is a charming work that has attained a wide readership. There is nothing wrong with enjoying it for itself. But it reveals much more about how the Daodejing as…
on “How scientists are bringing advanced meditation out of the monastery” ↗