Wagner (Chinese studies, U. of Heidelberg, Germany) introduces a reading of the Laozi which differs greatly from the many translations currently available in the West, based on the work of Wang Bi (
A systematic study of Wang Bi's (226-249) commentary on the Laozi, this book provides the first systematic study of a Chinese commentator's scholarly craft and introduces a highly sophisticated Chines
Wagner (Chinese studies, U. of Heidelberg, Germany) explores how Wang Bi's (226-249 C.E.) analysis of "subtle pointers" in the language of the Laozi developed into a new philosophical inquiry which
Presenting the commentary of the third-century sage Wang Bi, this book provides a Chinese way of reading the Daodejing, one which will surprise Western readers.
This book presents critical studies of modern reconfigurations of conceptions of the past, of the 'classical', and of national heritage. Its scope is global (China, India, Egypt, Iran, Judaism, the Gr
This set of pioneering studies on Chinese encyclopaedias of modern knowledge (1870-1930) opens a unique window onto the migration and ordering systems of knowledge across cultural and linguistic borde
