{"product_id":"shen-guas-empiricism-ya-zuo-9780674987111","title":"Shen Gua's Empiricism","description":"\u003cp\u003eShen Gua (1031-1095) is a household name in China, known as a distinguished renaissance man and the author of \u003ci\u003eBrush Talks from Dream Brook\u003c\/i\u003e, an old text whose remarkable \"scientific\" discoveries make it appear curiously ahead of its time. In this first book-length study of Shen in English, Ya Zuo reveals the connection between Shen's life as an active statesman and his ideas, specifically the empirical stance manifested through his wide-ranging inquiries. She places Shen on the broad horizon of premodern Chinese thought, and presents his empiricism within an extensive narrative of Chinese epistemology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRelying on Shen as a searchlight, Zuo focuses in on how an individual thinker summoned conditions and concepts from the vast Chinese intellectual tradition to build a singular way of knowing. Moreover, her study of Shen provides insights into the complex dynamics in play at the dawn of the age of Neo-Confucianism and compels readers to achieve a deeper appreciation of the diversity in Chinese thinking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ya Zuo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 067498711X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674987111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 1.20d","brand":"Ya Zuo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086763700479,"sku":"9780674987111","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1c62467-a848-4fcc-9e21-850c4591feff.jpg?v=1769096437","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shen-guas-empiricism-ya-zuo-9780674987111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}