Order in Early Chinese Excavated Texts Natural, Supernatural, and Legal Approaches

"In his new monograph,
Order in Early Chinese Excavated Texts: Natural, Supernatural, and Legal Approaches
, distinguished Peking University philosopher Wang Zhongjiang develops nothing less than a new, nuanced, and compelling interpretation of classical Chinese cosmology. With research fully informed by a close and careful reading of the newly recovered archaeological texts, Wang traces the evolution of order in this antique tradition from earliest religious assumptions to an understanding of cosmic order grounded in a discernable pattern of natural law as an inspiration for a concomitant conception of positive law for the human world." - Roger T. Ames, Professor of Philosophy, University of Hawai'i, USA

"Wang Zhongjiang is one of the leading scholars in the world for the study of excavated texts from early China. In his new book, expertly translated by Misha Tadd, Wang Zhongjiang uses these materials to question many of our long-standing assumptions concerning early Chinese thought. This is a wonderful book, one that is essential reading for anyone interested in early Chinese philosophy and religion." - Michael Puett, Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History, Harvard University, USA