The concept of yinyang lies at the heart of Chinese thought and culture. The relationship between these two opposing, yet mutually dependent, forces is symbolized in the familiar black and white symbol that has become an icon in popular culture across the world. The real significance of yinyang is, however, more complex and subtle. This brilliant and comprehensive analysis by one of the leading authorities in the field captures the richness and multiplicity of the meanings and applications of yinyang, including (...) its visual presentations. Through a vast range of historical and textual sources, the book examines the scope and role of yinyang, the philosophical significance of its various layers of meanings and its relation to numerous schools and traditions within Chinese philosophy. By putting yinyang on a secure and clear philosophical footing, the book roots the concept in the original Chinese idiom, distancing it from Western assumptions, frameworks and terms, yet also seeking to connect its analysis to shared cross-cultural philosophical concerns. (shrink)

This Source Book is devoted to the purpose of providing such a basis for genuine understanding of Chinese thought (and thereby of Chinese life and culture, ...

Bazzocchi disposes the text of the Tractatus in a user-friendly manner, exactly as Wittgenstein's decimals advise. This discloses the logical form of the book by distinct reading units, linked into a fashioned hierarchical tree. The text becomes much clearer and every reader can enjoy, finally, its formal and literary qualities.

Discusses how Zhou Dunyi's thought became a cornerstone of neo-Confucianism.

En 1934 paraissait La pensée chinoise qui, à l'instar de La civilisation chinoise, publié cinq ans auparavant, s'imposa très vite comme l'un des ouvrages sinologiques français les plus célèbres du XXe siècle. Consacré aux systèmes de pensée, aux catégories fondamentales - espace, temps, nombres - et aux disciplines qui s'y rapportent - astronomie, philosophie, mathématiques - ce texte éclaire l'ensemble des caractéristiques de la pensée chinoise, dans son originalité la plus significative. La réédition de ce grand classique confirme la place (...) importante qui est encore aujourd'hui celle de Marcel Granet (1884-1940) dans le domaine des sciences sociales. Par son caractère novateur, son œuvre s'inscrit non seulement en rupture avec l'érudition traditionnelle, mais dépasse largement le champ de la sinologie, donnant au structuralisme certains de ses fondements et inaugurant ce que l'on appellera l'anthropologie historique. La préface de Léon Vandermeersch, directeur d'études à l'E.P.H.E. et éminent sinologue, met en lumière l'importance fondamentale et la portée théorique du projet de Marcel Granet. (shrink)

The first new translation of this work to appear in more than twenty-five years, the Columbia I Ching presents the classic book of changes for the world of today.