Mencius

by Mencius, D. C. Lau (Translator), Irene Bloom (Translator), Philip Ivanhoe (Editor), Philip Ivanhoe (Introduction)

Overview

Known throughout East Asia as Mengzi, or "Master Meng," Mencius (391-308 B.C.E.) was a Chinese philosopher of the late Zhou dynasty, an instrumental figure in the spread of the Confucian tradition, and a brilliant illuminator of its ideas. Mencius was

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231520584
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	09/18/2009
Series:	Translations from the Asian Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Irene Bloom is professor emerita of Asian and Middle Eastern cultures at Columbia University and Barnard College. She is the editor and translator of Knowledge Painfully Acquired: The K'un-chih chi of Lo Ch'in-shun and, with Joshua A. Fogel, editor of Meeting of Minds: Intellectual and Religious Interaction in East Asian Traditions of Thought.

Philip J. Ivanhoe specializes in the history of East Asian philosophy and religion and its potential for contemporary ethics. He has written, edited, or coedited more than a dozen books, including Readings from the Lu-Wang School of Neo-Confucianism and Confucian Moral Self-Cultivation, and has published more than thirty articles and numerous entries on Chinese and Western religious and ethical thought.

Table of Contents

Editor's Preface
Introduction
Book 1A
Book 1B
Book 2A
Book 2B
Book 3A
Book 3B
Book 4A
Book 4B
Book 5A
Book 5B
Book 6A
Book 6B
Book 7A
Book 7B
Glossary of Persons and Places

Editorial Reviews

Irene Bloom's book is an exemplification of the best Sinological scholarship. Its interpretive brilliance will be a source of inspiration for years to come.

Tu Weiming

While Mencius may be generally more 'accessible' when compared with other classical Chinese texts, as P. J. Ivanhoe observes, it is still a challenge to capture in translation the flavor of its fine prose and the force of its arguments. This, I think, is precisely what Bloom sets out to do, and we are richly rewarded for her effort. Her translation is eminently reliable and has a graceful directness and simplicity. Ivanhoe's introduction helpfully highlights key ethical, political, and religious views and relates them to relevant contemporary philosophical debates. This book will be widely used and consulted by scholars.

Alan K. L. Chan

Irene Bloom is a sensitive and well-trained scholar. Her translation of Mencius, one of the most influential philosophical works ever written in China, marks an important step forward for Asian and Confucian studies.

Harold D. Roth

A tremendous accomplishment that crowns Bloom's exemplary career.... Essential.

Choice

Accurate and very fluid; in addition to their other strengths, Bloom and Ivanhoe are both gifted writers of English

Journal of Chinese Studies