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Emperor Whisperers: A Comparative History of Ancient Chinese and Western Philosophy

by David Roman

  • Hardback
  • 210 pages
  • Publisher: Academica Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.8 cm

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For readers curious about philosophy and history

Shows how different cultures view faith and law

Gain a new perspective on our intellectual past

Explore a compelling comparative study of how ancient Chinese and Western philosophies shaped the emergence of global religious faith.

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Emperor Whisperers charts a comparative history of the two largest strains of ancient philosophy, from the first millennium BC to around AD 500. The book examines how philosophy arose from atheism in both China and Greece but entered a cul de sac when atheism spread from the elites to the middle classes. China's philosophy evolved to oppose law with morals, which created a mandarin class of "emperor whisperers," while Western philosophy was complicated by competing political systems that were only harmonized by the triumph of the Roman Empire. As antiquity came to an end, imported new religions - Buddhism and Christianity - reintroduced faith into elite thought and kickstarted the Middle Ages.
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  • Title

    Emperor Whisperers: A Comparative History of Ancient Chinese and Western Philosophy

  • Author

    David Roman

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Academica Press

  • Published

    April 2023

  • Weight

    559g

  • Page Count

    210

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9781680537321

  • ISBN-10

    1680537326

  • Eden Code

    6161694