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Subject(s)

• Political science—Philosophy [Browse]
• Civilization [Browse]

Series

• Studies in comparative philosophy and religion. [More in this series]
• Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion

Summary note

<span><span>This book focuses on the philosophies of Niccolò Machiavelli, the </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Daodejing</span><span>, the </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Han Feizi</span><span>, and the concepts of Fortune, the Dao, </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Virtù</span><span>, </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Wu-wei</span><span>, history, leadership, self-cultivation and discipline, and humanity's relationship to nature. </span></span>

Notes

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Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

English

Contents

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Living in the Shadow of Conflict; 2 Fortune and the Dao; 3 The Centaur and the Dragon; 4 Machiavelli and the Han Feizi; 5 Machiavelli, Laozi, and Han Feizi; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

ISBN

• 1-4985-0052-8
• 1-4985-0053-6

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