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A Daoist Theory of Chinese Thought

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T Daoist Theory

of Chinese Thought

A Philosophical Interpretation

CHAD HANSEN

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UNIVERSITY PRESS

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First published in 1992 by Oxford University Press, Inc.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hansen, Chad, 1942- .

A Daoist theory of Chinese thought:

a philosophical interpretation / Chad Hansen.

p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-19-506729-0; ISBN 0-19-513419-2 (pbk.)

1. Philosophy, Chinese. 2. Philosophy, Taoist

3. Chinese language—Philosophy. I. Title.

B126.H277 1992 181'.114—dc20

91-3645

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