by Arthur Waley · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9780804711692
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«Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China» is the philosophical essay by Arthur Waley, published by Stanford University Press in paperback (216 pages, in English).
Arthur Waley combines translations of Chinese philosophers with historical context and commentary to present the three schools that, in the fourth century BC, received their classic expression: Taoism, Confucianism and Realism. Through passages from Chuang Tzu, Mencius and Han Fei Tzu, he shows their differences and their interaction.
Originally published in 1939 and reissued by Stanford University Press in 1982; includes index and bibliographical references.
For readers interested in Eastern philosophy and the intellectual history of China.
