{"product_id":"reading-ji-kangs-essays-david-chai-9780367353636","title":"Reading Ji Kang's Essays: Xuanxue in Early Medieval China","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first English-language book on the philosophy of Ji Kang. Moreover, it offers the first systematic treatment of his philosophy, thus filling a significant gap in English-language scholarship on early medieval Chinese literature and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Chai brings to light Ji Kang's Neo-Daoist heritage and explores the themes in his writings that were derived from classical Daoism, most notably the need for humanity to return to a more harmonious co-existence with Nature to further our own self-understanding. His analysis is unique in that it balances translation and annotation with expositing the creative philosophizing of Neo-Daoism. Chai analyzes the entirety of Ji Kang's essays, exploring his philosophical reflections on music, aesthetics, ethics, self-cultivation, and fate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading Ji Kang\/s Essays\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to scholars and students of Chinese philosophy and literature. It offers the first comprehensive philosophical examination of a heretofore neglected figure in Neo-Daoism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Chai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367353636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367353636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"David Chai","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43944584118527,"sku":"9780367353636","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_62f4a8b7-7eb5-4907-81e9-3bfb74c09add.jpg?v=1681504280","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reading-ji-kangs-essays-david-chai-9780367353636","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}