Law and Morality in Ancient China: The Silk Manuscripts of Huang-Lao

by Randall Peerenboom

Book Overview

Huang-Lao thought, a unique and sophisticated political philosophy which combines elements of Daoism and Legalism, dominated the intellectual life of late Warring States and Early Han China, providing the ideological foundation for post-Qin reforms. In the absence of extant texts, however, scholars of classical Chinese philosophy remained in the dark about this important school for over 2000 years. Finally, in 1973, archaeologists unearthed four ancient...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791412385
• ISBN13: 9780791412381
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.