{"product_id":"on-ethics-and-history-9780804761284","title":"On Ethics and History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first collection of Zhang Xuecheng's essays and letters translated into English, offering a rare example of his work on ethical philosophy from the Qing dynasty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[T]hanks to Philip Ivanhoe's painstaking translations, English readers can now have a glimpse of Zhang's expansive and at times also enigmatic writings.\" -- Q. Edward Wang * \u003ci\u003eDao\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"In this first English translation of the philosophical works of Zhang Xuecheng, normally treated as an intellectual historian, Ivanhoe has exhibited an unusually good judgment in selection. The rich notes provided, in addition to the general introduction, are extremely helpful to readers. The translation is highly readable and accurate.\" -- Yong Huang * Kutztown University *\u003cbr\u003e\"The publication of this book is the event of the year in the study of Chinese philosophy in the English-speaking world. Ivanhoe's meticulous translation, as well as his extremely perceptive introduction and tremendously helpful notes, show us that Zhang Xuecheng, who died six years before Hegel's \u003ci\u003ePhenomenology of Spirit was published in Europe\u003c\/i\u003e, has given us the first philosophical system that reconciles truth with history. Thanks to Ivanhoe's \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e translation and commentary, we can now finally engage fully with Zhang's invigorating ideas.\" -- Yang Xiao, Associate Professor of Philosophy * Kenyon College *\u003cbr\u003e\"The greatest value of \u003ci\u003eOn Ethics and History\u003c\/i\u003e is that is gives English language historians an opportunity to gain direct insight into Zhang's philosophy of history. Unknown and overlooked in his own day, Zhang is now viewed by scholars in both China and the West as the most original, innovative historians of the Qing period.\" -- Jie Gao * \u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of History\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Philip J. Ivanhoe's elegant translations of some the most philosophically percipient and coherent essays by Zhang Xuecheng fill a gaping hole in the existing literature by drawing attention to the extra-historicist aspects of the Qing savant's richly textured thought, especially its ethical iterations and dimensions.\" -- On-cho Ng * The Pennsylvania State University *","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405579428183,"sku":"9780804761284","price":59.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804761284.jpg?v=1730492901","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-ethics-and-history-9780804761284","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}