{"product_id":"the-mingjia-and-related-texts-ian-johnston-9789629967772","title":"The Mingjia and Related Texts: Essentials in the Understanding of the Development of Pre-Qin Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eESSENTIALS IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-QIN PHILOSOPHY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eMingjia\u003c\/i\u003e (School of Names) is a notional grouping of philosophers first recorded as such in the \u003ci\u003eShiji\u003c\/i\u003e. Their identifying feature was a concern with linguistic issues particularly involving the correct use of names. The origin of this concern is taken to be \u003ci\u003eLunyu\u003c\/i\u003e XIII.3. The group, as listed in the \u003ci\u003eHan Shu\u003c\/i\u003e, comprised seven men living between the sixth and third centuries BC. Only four of these men have extant writings attributed to them (Deng Xi, Yin Wen, Hui Shi and Gongsun Long) and in three of these there are issues of authenticity. Nevertheless, it is an important group for an understanding of the development of pre-Qin philosophy as the men themselves and the concepts they explored feature prominently in the writings of the other schools. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe present work contains four sections: (i) the extant writings of the four men; (ii) all significant references to them in other works up to the fourth century AD; (iii) other significant writing on the topics up to that time; and (iv) four appendices on specific issues concerning the school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Johnston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9629967774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789629967772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chinese University of Hong Kong Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 2.50d","brand":"Ian Johnston","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46372488675583,"sku":"9789629967772","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f1fe9b3-a7dd-4ffd-b098-a0726a38c593.jpg?v=1732726083","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mingjia-and-related-texts-ian-johnston-9789629967772","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}