In Search of the Way: Legal Philosophy of the Classic Chinese Thinkers

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What did the classical Chinese thinkers have to say about law in their search for the Way?

Wejen Chang brings a fresh perspective to the most prominent Chinese classical philosophers – Confucius, Laozi, Mozi, Zhuangzi, Mencius, Xunzi, Lord Shang and Han Fei. These thinkers founded or influenced the Confucian, Daoist, Mohist and Legalist schools of thought, and their ideas continue to guide China’s thinking and behaviour today. He shows how these thinkers addressed the key question of how philosophical thinking can serve humanity and society. Chang systematically presents their different solutions and evaluates them according to reason and experience, helping you to understand the philosophical roots of law and Chinese law in particular.
Periods, Dynasties and Important Persons
Foreword
Preface
1. Prologue
2. Lun-Yu
3. Laozi
4. Mozi
5. Zhuangzi
6. Mengzi
7. Shang-Jun-Shu
8. Xunzi
9. Han-Fei-Zi
10. Epilogue
Bibliography
Glossary.
Wejen Chang is one of only a few of his contemporaries to have had traditional Chinese education in youth learning the Classics exclusively. He studied law and political science in Taiwan and received an LL.M. from Yale and an SJD from Harvard. Following research at Academia Sinica, Taiwan, he has taught Chinese legal history and jurisprudence in Taiwan (Taiwan University), China (Peking and Tsinghua universities), the US (UCLA, Harvard, NYU) and Europe (Collège de France, Leuven Catholic University).
'Anyone and everyone interested in the foundations of Chinese thought about law and legal institutions should applaud the publication of In Search of the Way by Professor Chang Wejen. It is the culmination of a lifetime of learning and deep reflection by an extraordinary scholar, and replete with enormous insight and wisdom.'
- William P. Alford, Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law and Vice Dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies, Harvard Law School