I have a pretty good handle on the history of Western philosophy, at least for someone who never formally studied it, but I know next to nothing about Eastern philosophy, which makes me feel like I have no context or useful background when I'm reading Mao. I feel like it would be helpful to at least have a primer on the key thinkers in the history of Chinese philosophy so I could have some understanding of what Mao was reacting to and what ideas would have been influential in his audience before he began writing. Does such a book exist in English?

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  • emizeko [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Chiba

    lol until I figured out this was a typo I was very confused and wondering if Chiba University was into Chinese history

    • plov_mix [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Lol when is autocorrect when you need them

      but apparently the philosophy major at Chiba university does mention Chinese philosophy as a direction of focus