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Author Murthy, Viren.

Title The political philosophy of Zhang Taiyan : the resistance of consciousness / by Viren Murthy.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 266 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Leiden series in comparative historiography, 1574-4493 ; v. 4
Leiden series in comparative historiography ; v. 4.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction : Zhang Taiyan and Chinese modernity -- Zhang's critique of Kang Youwei : anti-Manchuism, the national essence, and revolution -- Buddhist epistemology and modern self-identity : Zhang Taiyan's "On establishing religion" -- Transfiguring modern temporality : Zhang Taiyan's critique of evolutionary history -- Daoist equalization against the universal principle : Zhang Taiyan's critique of late Qing political theory -- Conclusion : Zhang Taiyan, Lu Xun and Wang Hui : the politics of imagining a better future.
Summary Drawing on a vast array of Chinese texts, Japanese scholarship, and critical philosophy, this book offers a radical rereading of Zhang Taiyan 's philosophy, highlighting the significance of Zhang 's ideas in the context of global capitalist modernity.
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Subject Zhang, Taiyan, 1869-1936 -- Philosophy.
Zhang, Taiyan, 1869-1936.
Philosophy.
Buddhist philosophy.
Buddhist philosophy.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Murthy, Viren. Political philosophy of Zhang Taiyan. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011 9789004203877 (DLC) 2011000171 (OCoLC)696605110
ISBN 9789004203884 (electronic book)
9004203885 (electronic book)
9789004203877
9004203877