Guiguzi 鬼谷子: On the Cosmological Axes of Chinese Persuasion [Hardcover Dissertation Reprint] (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781300799238)

This dissertation consists of a philological and philosophical exploration of the Guiguzi 鬼谷子. It establishes the sinological background of the text through a detailed contextual study and locates Master Guigu in the Chinese intellectual tradition. Guiguzi is the legendary transmitter of the Sunzi bingfa ("Art of War") tradition, said to have bestowed his text upon Sun Bin. The research reveals that the Book of Master Guigu conceives a comprehensive "art of persuasion" by promoting an unassuaging efficacy within an early Daoist cosmological framework. [Hardcover reprint from a new scan of the 2000 edition]

Author: Daniel Coyle
ISBN-10: 1300799234
ISBN-13: 9781300799238
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 03/03/2013
Pages: 386
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.51lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d