Fortune and the Dao : a comparative study of Machiavelli, the Daodejing , and the Han Feizi / Jason P. Blahuta.

Author
Blahuta, Jason P., 1971- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Lanham, [Maryland] : Lexington Books, 2015.
  • ©2015
Description
1 online resource (243 p.)

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Series
  • Studies in comparative philosophy and religion. [More in this series]
  • Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion
Summary note
This book focuses on the philosophies of Niccolò Machiavelli, the Daodejing, the Han Feizi, and the concepts of Fortune, the Dao, Virtù, Wu-wei, history, leadership, self-cultivation and discipline, and humanity's relationship to nature.
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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
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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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