Alan K L Chan
Biographic Data
| ID | 1259647 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alan K L Chan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alan K L |
| FAMILY NAME | Chan |
| SIGNATURE | CHAN A K L |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Singapore |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0778-4533 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 4 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Matter of Taste
Mencius
A Garden of Marvels
This book is not about the secret life of plants. Although plants do feature prominently in some of the stories presented therein, it is entirely coincidental, I reckon, that it shares the same tit
Interpretation and Literature in Early Medieval China
Explores the new literary and interpretive milieu that emerged in the years following the decline of China's Han dynasty. Covering a time of great intellectual ferment and great influence on what was to come, this book explores the literary and hermeneutic world of early medieval China. In addition to profound political changes, the fall of the Han dynasty allowed new currents in aesthetics, literature, interpretation, ethics, and religion to eme…
Philosophy and Religion in Early Medieval China
Affectivity and the Nature of the Sage
This essay explores the place of qing in conceptions of the nature and being of the sage, focusing on the Tang Daoist master Wu Yun. What it seeks to show is that assumptions about the attainability of “sagehood” and the “nature” ( xing ) of human beings inform the interpretation of qing . In this context, the idea that the sage is quintessentially wuqing , marked by the absence of desire and emotions, will be examined. I will close with a compar…
Lesslie Newbigin
Wang Bi and the Laozi Richard John Lynn, trans., The Classic of the Way and Virtue
(2003). Wang Bi and the Laozi Richard John Lynn, trans., The Classic of the Way and Virtue: A New Translation of the Tao-te ching of Laozi as Interpreted by Wang Bi Rudolf G. Wagner, The Craft of a Chinese Commentator: Wang Bi on the Laozi. Journal of Chinese Religions: Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 127-149
Zhong Hui's Laozi Commentary and the Debate on Capacity and Nature in Third-Century China
Zhong Hui ( a.d . 225–264) was a major, albeit neglected figure in third- century Chinese intellectual history. Author of a Laozi commentary and a treatise on the relationship between “capacity” ( cat ) and “nature” ( xing ), Zhong Hui played a significant role in the development of xuanxue (Learning of the Mysterious Dao), which came into prominence during the early Wei dynasty and dominated the Chinese intellectual scene well into the sixth cen…
In memoriam Professor Julia Ching (1934–2001)
Historical Perspectives on East Asian Science, Technology and Medicine
Historical Perspectives on East Asian Science, Technology and Medicine
The Daode Jing and Its Tradition
Confucian Ethics and the Critique of Ideology
The debate between Hans-Georg Gadamer and Jürgen Habermas provides a fresh perspective from which Confucian philosophy may be approached. In this paper, focusing on the Lunyu (Analects), I argue that the sayings of Confucius reflect an essentially 'conservative' orientation, finding in tradition a reservoir of insight and truth. There is a critical dimension to it in that ethical reflection and self-cultivation would enable the individual to chal…
Emotions in Asian Thought
Taoist Mystical Philosophy
On Reading the Tao Te Ching
Taoist Mystical Philosophy
On Reading the Tao Te Ching
Emotions in Asian Thought
The Daode Jing and Its Tradition
Confucian Ethics and the Critique of Ideology
The debate between Hans-Georg Gadamer and Jürgen Habermas provides a fresh perspective from which Confucian philosophy may be approached. In this paper, focusing on the Lunyu (Analects), I argue that the sayings of Confucius reflect an essentially 'conservative' orientation, finding in tradition a reservoir of insight and truth. There is a critical dimension to it in that ethical reflection and self-cultivation would enable the individual to chal…
In memoriam Professor Julia Ching (1934–2001)
Historical Perspectives on East Asian Science, Technology and Medicine
Historical Perspectives on East Asian Science, Technology and Medicine
Wang Bi and the Laozi Richard John Lynn, trans., The Classic of the Way and Virtue
(2003). Wang Bi and the Laozi Richard John Lynn, trans., The Classic of the Way and Virtue: A New Translation of the Tao-te ching of Laozi as Interpreted by Wang Bi Rudolf G. Wagner, The Craft of a Chinese Commentator: Wang Bi on the Laozi. Journal of Chinese Religions: Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 127-149
Zhong Hui's Laozi Commentary and the Debate on Capacity and Nature in Third-Century China
Zhong Hui ( a.d . 225–264) was a major, albeit neglected figure in third- century Chinese intellectual history. Author of a Laozi commentary and a treatise on the relationship between “capacity” ( cat ) and “nature” ( xing ), Zhong Hui played a significant role in the development of xuanxue (Learning of the Mysterious Dao), which came into prominence during the early Wei dynasty and dominated the Chinese intellectual scene well into the sixth cen…
Lesslie Newbigin
Affectivity and the Nature of the Sage
This essay explores the place of qing in conceptions of the nature and being of the sage, focusing on the Tang Daoist master Wu Yun. What it seeks to show is that assumptions about the attainability of “sagehood” and the “nature” ( xing ) of human beings inform the interpretation of qing . In this context, the idea that the sage is quintessentially wuqing , marked by the absence of desire and emotions, will be examined. I will close with a compar…
Interpretation and Literature in Early Medieval China
Explores the new literary and interpretive milieu that emerged in the years following the decline of China's Han dynasty. Covering a time of great intellectual ferment and great influence on what was to come, this book explores the literary and hermeneutic world of early medieval China. In addition to profound political changes, the fall of the Han dynasty allowed new currents in aesthetics, literature, interpretation, ethics, and religion to eme…
Philosophy and Religion in Early Medieval China
A Garden of Marvels
This book is not about the secret life of plants. Although plants do feature prominently in some of the stories presented therein, it is entirely coincidental, I reckon, that it shares the same tit
A Matter of Taste
Mencius
Chinese history and philosophy (15 works) · Philosophy (13 works) · History (10 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · China (6 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · History (4 works) · Theology (4 works)