Publication Type
Book Review
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
4-2023
Abstract
The Dao Companion to Xuanxue (Neo-Daoism), edited by David Chai, is a wideranging volume. Covering both historical backgrounds and philosophical intricacies of the xuanxue 玄學 period in Chinese intellectual history, this volume provides the reader with a well-rounded understanding of one of the most fertile “schools” of Chinese thought, known as the xuanxue or Neo-Daoism. Chai has done an admirable job of bringing together a wide variety of scholars well-versed in one or more aspects of this important period in Chinese philosophy, and the volume even branches out into the historical periods before and after, to provide us with an understanding not only of xuanxue thought, but also of its origins, its place in Chinese intellectual history, and its lasting infuences.
Keywords
Neo-Daoism, Neo-Confucianism
Discipline
Philosophy
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Dao
Volume
22
Issue
1
First Page
153
Last Page
157
ISSN
1540-3009
Identifier
10.1007/s11712-022-09871-7
Publisher
Springer
Citation
BURIK, Steven.(2023). Review of Dao companion to Xuanxue (Neo-Daoism), Chai, David, ed. Dao, 22(1), 153-157.
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11712-022-09871-7