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The Annals of Lü Buwei / Edition 1
- ISBN-10:
- 0804733546
- ISBN-13:
- 9780804733540
- Pub. Date:
- 01/01/2001
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- ISBN-10:
- 0804733546
- ISBN-13:
- 9780804733540
- Pub. Date:
- 01/01/2001
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
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An exceptionally rich and comprehensive compendium, The Annals of Lü Buwei recounts in engaging, straightforward, and readable prose the great variety of beliefs and customs of its time. The work is one of the great monuments of Chinese thinking, a work of originality and cohesion, inspired by a vision of a universal empire ruled by principles that ensured harmony between man and nature, protective of human and animal life, devoted to learning and culture, practicing benevolence and kindness, and motivated by reason and morality.
In addition to revealing an advanced state of technical knowledge, the Annals set forth a philosophy of government suitable to the centralized control that the Qin state would subsequently establish. It also took into account every philosophical trend of the day, sometimes adapting themes, sometimes combining ideas that had not previously been associated, sometimes rejecting and refuting positions that were in conflict with its basic vision. Because Lü aimed at comprehensiveness, his work preserved a number of systems of thought that are otherwise unknown or scarcely known. The Annals thus provides an essential tool for anyone seeking to reconstruct the philosophical controversies of the third century b. c. At the same time, Lü's compendium proclaims his independent, highly original philosophical positions. Today, with most of the works of classical Chinese philosophy long lost, The Annals of Lü Buwei remains indispensable as a summa of the Chinese intellectual world of its time.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780804733540 |
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Publisher: | Stanford University Press |
Publication date: | 01/01/2001 |
Edition description: | 1 |
Pages: | 880 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 2.00(d) |
Table of Contents
Conventions and Abbreviations | xxi | |
Introduction | 1 | |
The Career of Lu Buwei | 1 | |
The Lushi chunqiu | 27 | |
Part I | The Almanacs, Books 1-12 | |
Book 159 | ||
1/1 | Meng chun "Almanac for the First Month of Spring" | 60 |
1/2 | Ben sheng "Making Life the Foundation" | 64 |
1/3 | Zhong ji "Stressing the Self" | 67 |
1/4 | Gui gong "Honoring Impartiality" | 70 |
1/5 | Qu si "Dispensing with Selfish Partiality" | 73 |
Book 276 | ||
2/1 | Zhong chun "Almanac for the Second Month of Spring" | 77 |
2/2 | Gui sheng "Valuing Life" | 80 |
2/3 | Qing yu "On the Desires and Natural Emotions" | 84 |
2/4 | Dang ran "On the Proper Kind of Dyeing" | 87 |
2/5 | Gong ming "Of Merit and Fame" | 91 |
Book 394 | ||
3/1 | Ji chun "Almanac for the Third Month of Spring" | 95 |
3/2 | Jin shu "Fulfill the Number" | 99 |
3/3 | Xian ji "Placing the Self First" | 102 |
3/4 | Lun ren "Assessing Others" | 106 |
3/5 | Yuan dao "The Circularity of the Dao" | 109 |
Book 4114 | ||
4/1 | Meng xia "Almanac for the First Month of Summer" | 115 |
4/2 | Quan xue "An Exhortation to Learning" | 118 |
4/3 | Zun shi "On Honoring Teachers" | 121 |
4/4 | Wu tu "False Followers" | 125 |
4/5 | Yong zhong "Employing the Masses" | 129 |
Book 5132 | ||
5/1 | Zhong xia "Almanac for the Second Month of Summer" | 133 |
5/2 | Da yue "Great Music" | 136 |
5/3 | Chi yue "Extravagant Music" | 140 |
5/4 | Shi yin "Balanced Tones" | 142 |
5/5 | Gu yue "Music of the Ancients" | 146 |
Book 6152 | ||
6/1 | Ji xia "Almanac for the Third Month of Summer" | 153 |
6/2 | Yin lu "Notes and Pitch-Standards" | 156 |
6/3 | Yin chu "The Origins of Tunes" | 160 |
6/4 | Zhi le "Governing Pleasure" | 163 |
6/5 | Ming li "Elucidating Patterns" | 167 |
Book 7171 | ||
7/1 | Meng qiu "Almanac for the First Month of Autumn" | 172 |
7/2 | Dang bing "Rattling Weapons" | 175 |
7/3 | Zhen luan "Ending Disorder" | 178 |
7/4 | Jin se "Restrictions and Impediments" | 181 |
7/5 | Huai chong "To Cherish and to Favor" | 184 |
Book 8188 | ||
8/1 | Zhong qiu "Almanac for the Second Month of Autumn" | 189 |
8/2 | Lun wei "A Discourse on Inspiring Awe" | 193 |
8/3 | Jian xuan "On Choosing and Selecting" | 196 |
8/4 | Jue sheng "Assuring Victory" | 199 |
8/5 | Ai shi "Loving Knights" | 202 |
Book 9205 | ||
9/1 | Ji qui "Almanac for the Third Month of Autumn" | 206 |
9/2 | Shun min "Being in Accord with the People" | 209 |
9/3 | Zhi shi "Understanding Scholar-Knights" | 213 |
9/4 | Shen ji "Examining the Self" | 215 |
9/5 | Jing tong "On the Communication Between Souls" | 218 |
Book 10222 | ||
10/1 | Meng dong "Almanac for the First Month of Winter" | 223 |
10/2 | Jie sang "Moderation in Burials" | 227 |
10/3 | An si "Giving the Dead Peaceful Repose" | 230 |
10/4 | Yi bao "Alternative Treasures" | 234 |
10/5 | Yi young "Alternative Uses" | 236 |
Book 11240 | ||
11/1 | Zhong dong "Almanac for the Second Month of Winter" | 241 |
11/2 | Zhi zhong "Supreme Loyalty" | 244 |
11/3 | Zhong lian "The Loyal and Honest" | 247 |
11/4 | Dang wu "On Being Appropriate to the Circumstances" | 250 |
11/5 | Chang jian "Farsightedness" | 253 |
Book 12257 | ||
12/1 | Ji dong "Almanac for the Third Month of Winter" | 258 |
12/2 | Shi jie "The Code of the Scholar-Knight" | 261 |
12/3 | Jie li "Standing Alone" | 263 |
12/4 | Cheng lian "Sincerity and Purity" | 265 |
12/5 | Bu qui "On Being Unassailable" | 268 |
"Xu yi" "Postface" | 272 | |
Part II | The Examinations, Books 13-20 | |
Book 13277 | ||
13/1 | You shi "The Beginning" | 278 |
13/2 | Ying tong "Resonating with the Identical" | 282 |
13/3 | Qu you "Getting Rid of Prejudice" | 286 |
13/4 | Ting yan "Judging Advice" | 289 |
13/5 | Jin ting "Carefully Listening" | 291 |
13/6 | Wu ben "Devotion to the Fundamentals" | 295 |
13/7 | Yu da "Illustrating the Great" | 298 |
Book 14301 | ||
14/1 | Xiao xing "Filial Conduct" | 302 |
14/2 | Ben wei "Fundamental Tastes" | 306 |
14/3 | Xu shi "Awaiting the Right Time" | 311 |
14/4 | Yi shang "Proper Rewards" | 315 |
14/5 | Chang gong "Emphasizing Results" | 319 |
14/6 | Shen ren "Being Mindful of the Human" | 323 |
14/7 | Yu he "On 'Encountering' and 'Coinciding'" | 327 |
14/8 | Bi ji "Being Certain of Oneself" | 331 |
Book 15336 | ||
15/1 | Shen da "Being Careful When the State Is Large" | 337 |
15/2 | Quan xun "Weighing Merit" | 342 |
15/3 | Xia xian "Submitting to the Worthy" | 347 |
15/4 | Bao geng "On Repaying and Recompensing" | 351 |
15/5 | Shun shuo "On Making Persuasions Agreeable" | 356 |
15/6 | Bu guang "On Not Being Negligent" | 360 |
15/7 | Gui yin "Esteeming the Principle of Relying" | 364 |
15/8 | Cha jin "Examining the Present" | 367 |
Book 16372 | ||
16/1 | Xian shi "Foreknowledge" | 373 |
16/2 | Guan shi "Observing the Age" | 377 |
16/3 | Zhi jie "Wisdom Apprehended" | 381 |
16/4 | Hui guo "Regretting Mistakes" | 385 |
16/5 | Yue cheng "Pleasure in Success" | 388 |
16/6 | Cha wei "Scrutiny of the Subtle" | 393 |
16/7 | Qu you "Eliminating Bias" | 397 |
16/8 | Zheng ming "The Right Use of Names" | 400 |
Book 17404 | ||
17/1 | Shen fen "On Examining Divisions of Responsibility" | 405 |
17/2 | Jun shou "What the Lord Grasps" | 409 |
17/3 | Ren shu "Employing Technique" | 414 |
17/4 | Wu gong "Never Personally" | 419 |
17/5 | Zhi du "Knowing the Measure" | 423 |
17/6 | Shen shi "Heeding the Circumstances" | 428 |
17/7 | Bu er "No Duality" | 433 |
17/8 | Zhi yi "Upholding Unity" | 434 |
Book 18438 | ||
18/1 | Shen ying "Examining Responses" | 439 |
18/2 | Zhong yan "On Valuing Speech" | 444 |
18/3 | Jing yu "On Subtle Communication" | 448 |
18/4 | Li wei "Departing from the Import" | 452 |
18/5 | Yin ci "Careless Phrases" | 456 |
18/6 | Bu qu "Not Complying" | 460 |
18/7 | Ying yan "Responding to Words" | 464 |
18/8 | Ju bei "On Necessary Conditions and Preparations" | 469 |
Book 19473 | ||
19/1 | Li su "Departing from Conventional Conduct" | 474 |
19/2 | Gao yi "A Lofty Sense of Honor" | 479 |
19/3 | Shang de "Supreme Virtue" | 484 |
19/4 | Yong min "Employing the People" | 488 |
19/5 | Shi wei "Moderating Severity" | 492 |
19/6 | Wei yu "Using Desire" | 496 |
19/7 | Gui xin "Prizing Keeping Promises" | 500 |
19/8 | Ju nan "The Difficulties of Making Promotions" | 504 |
Book 20509 | ||
20/1 | Shi jun "Relying on Rulers" | 510 |
20/2 | Chang li "Long-Term Benefits" | 514 |
20/3 | Zhi fen "Knowing Crucial Distinctions" | 518 |
20/4 | Zhao lei "Natural Attractions Between Things" | 522 |
20/5 | Da yu "Removing Blockages" | 526 |
20/6 | Xing lun "Proper Conduct and Assessing the Situation" | 531 |
20/7 | Jiao zi "On Arrogance and Self-Indulgence" | 536 |
20/8 | Guan biao "Observing Signs" | 540 |
Part III | The Discourses, Books 21-26 | |
Book 21547 | ||
21/1 | Kai chun "The Opening of Spring" | 548 |
21/2 | Cha xian "Inquiring into Worthiness" | 552 |
21/3 | Qi xian "Awaiting Worthy Men" | 554 |
21/4 | Shen wei "Being Attentive to the Purposes of Action" | 556 |
21/5 | Ai lei "Loving One's Own Kind" | 559 |
21/6 | Guei zu "Valuing Surprise" | 562 |
Book 22565 | ||
22/1 | Shen xing "Being Cautious in One's Conduct" | 566 |
22/2 | Wu yi "Lacking in Moral Principles" | 569 |
22/3 | Yi si "Confusing Similar Things" | 572 |
22/4 | Yi xing "Unity of Conduct" | 575 |
22/5 | Qiu ren "Seeking Men" | 578 |
22/6 | Cha chuan "Scrutinizing Hearsay" | 582 |
Book 23585 | ||
23/1 | Gui zhi "Valuing Straight Talk" | 586 |
23/2 | Zhi jian "Forthright Remonstrance" | 590 |
23/3 | Zhi hua "Recognizing How Things Will Change" | 593 |
23/4 | Guo li "Beyond Reason" | 595 |
23/5 | Yong se "Shut Out and Obstructed" | 598 |
23/6 | Yuan luan "The Source of Disorder" | 601 |
Book 24604 | ||
24/1 | Bu gou "Nothing Indecorous" | 605 |
24/2 | Zan neng "Praising Ability" | 608 |
24/3 | Zi zhi "Recognizing Oneself" | 611 |
24/4 | Dang shang "Fitting Rewards" | 614 |
24/5 | Bo zhi "Concentrating Aims" | 616 |
24/6 | Gui dang "Prizing What Is Fitting" | 620 |
Book 25623 | ||
25/1 | Si shun "Apparent Accord" | 624 |
25/2 | Bie lei "Different Types" | 627 |
25/3 | You du "Having Standards" | 630 |
25/4 | Fen zhi "Distinguishing Proper Functions" | 632 |
25/5 | Chu fang "Keeping to One's Lot in Life" | 637 |
25/6 | Shen xiao "Being Mindful of Small Things" | 640 |
Book 26643 | ||
26/1 | Shi rong "The Comportment of the Scholar-Knight" | 644 |
26/2 | Wu da "Devotion to Greatness" | 647 |
26/3 | Shang nong "The Supreme Importance of Agriculture" | 650 |
26/4 | Ren di "The Requirements of the Land" | 655 |
26/5 | Bian tu "Discriminating Types of Soil" | 658 |
26/6 | Shen shi "Examining the Season" | 662 |
Appendixes | ||
A. | The Gao You Preface to the Lushi chunqui | 671 |
B. | Fragments of the Lushi chunqiu | 673 |
C. | The Ritual Calendar | 683 |
D. | School Affiliations of Individual Chapters According to Chen Qiyou | 693 |
E. | Alphabetical Finding List of Chapters | 699 |
Reference Matter | ||
Textual Parallels | 705 | |
Additional Notes | 711 | |
Bibliography | 741 | |
Glossary | 763 | |
Index | 815 |