LUNHENG ?? THE COMPLETE ESSAYS OF WANG CHONG ??, VOL. II, CH IBD

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A Quirin Pinyin Updated Editions (QPUE)áAlfred ForkeâÇÖs unsurpassed translation and annotation of the Lunheng è«ûè¡¡ has been revised and updated to reflect the original order of The Complete Essays of Wang Chong çÄïåàà, 27-ca. 97. as handed down from the end of the second century.áThis Quirin Press edition offers the following features:âÇó Older Wade-Giles transliteration fully updated and revised to Pinyin.âÇó Carefully typeset and proofed for typographical errors and inconsistencies.âÇó Updated index.âÇó Designed to be a pleasure to hold & easy on the reading eye.áKeywords: Philosophy- Chinese. | Wang, Chong çÄïåàà, 27-ca. 97. | Literary & Philosophical Essays | Skepticism | Materialist philosophy.áConsidered one of the greatest thinkers of the Han Dynasty (202 BCE - 220 CE) Wang ChongâÇÖs keen insights used Daoist naturalism and spontaneity to attack popular superstitions of the day and brought about a revival of Daoist philosophy or Neo-Daoism in the centuries following his death in ca. 97 CE. Variously described as one of ChinaâÇÖs earliest skeptics and materialist philosophers he was above all:á... an iconoclast driven with a remarkable spirit of scientific skepticism motivated by the single maxim to 'Hate fictions and falsehoods' (Lunheng Ch. 61)Feng Youlan (Fung Yu-lan) A Short History of Chinese Philosophy (1960)áApart from the eclectic range of subjects treated, the Lunheng is also unique for its easy style that deliberately avoided the allusive language of the Literati of the day and makes it as readable today as it was for the general reader nearly 2,000 years ago.áGiven that Forke originally translated only the key philosophical essays in 1907 before being entreated to translate the remaining essays in 1911, this Quirin Press edition of The Complete Essays of Wang Chong brings back the original order of the LunhengâÇÖs eighty-five essays as they were handed down from the end of the second century.áForkeâÇÖs pioneering work not only brought Wang ChongâÇÖs immense repertorium of knowledge to the attention of Western scholars for the first time, it also re-kindled interest in China where the Lunheng-probably because of its iconoclastic approach- had been forgotten for centuries.áThis long-awaited Quirin Press edition offers ForkeâÇÖs unsurpassed translation and annotation of the Lunheng in a three-volume set after a very careful updating and revision process that will set a new standard for years to come.áVol. I, Ch. 1-38 | Vol. II, Ch. 39-85 | Vol. III, Appendices, Notes, IndexáQuirin Pressáwww.quirinpress.com Twitter/Facebook: @QuirinPress