Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Toward a Thick Description of Chinese Philosophy 1
5. 1. The Reception of the Odes in the Warring States Era 19
6. 2. Xunzi in the Light of the Guodian Manuscripts 36
7. 3. Han Fei's Doctrine of Self-Interest 58
8. 4. Li Si, Chancellor of the Universe 66
9. 5. Rhetoric and Machination in Stratagems of the Waning States 76
10. 6. Insidious Syncretism in the Political Philosophy of Huainanzi 90
11. 7. Ban Zhao in Her Time and in Ours 112
12. 8. Those Who Don't Know Speak: Translations of Laozi by People Who Do Not Know Chinese 119
13. Appendix: References to the Odes in Pre-Imperial Texts, Arranged by Mao Number 135
14. Notes 153
15. Bibliography 215
16. Index 261