Xunzi : the complete text / translated and with an introduction by Eric L. Hutton.

This is the first complete, one-volume English translation of the ancient Chinese text Xunzi, one of the most extensive, sophisticated, and elegant works in the tradition of Confucian thought. Through essays, poetry, dialogues, and anecdotes, the Xunzi articulates a Confucian perspective on ethics,...

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Main Author: Xunzi, 340 B.C.-245 B.C
Other Authors: Hutton, Eric L. (Translator, Editor)
Other title:Xunzi. English
Chinese title on title page: Xunzi.
Chinese title on title page: 荀子
Format: Book
Language:English
Chinese
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2014.
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