Paolo Santangelo
Biographic Data
| ID | 549211 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paolo Santangelo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paolo |
| FAMILY NAME | Santangelo |
| SIGNATURE | SANTANGELO P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sapienza University of Rome |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6588-640X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Crime and retribution
Self-Cultivation According to Li Zhi and Its Paradoxes
This essay delves into the significance of self-cultivation in the thought of Li Zhi (1527–1602), particularly the process of rediscovering one's childlike innocence (tongxin 童心). This journey challenges conventional morals and doctrines due to Li Zhi's various levels of interpretation, which scrutinize the concept of self and the objectives of self-cultivation. Li Zhi's notion of the self develops some concepts elaborated within the School of Mi…
Sociability of ‘Selfishness’ and Individualism in Chinese Modern Thought and Society
The debate on the sociability of self-interest has resonated through diverse cultures and epochs, with particular relevance to the ongoing discourse concerning the resurgence of Confucian thought and the evolution of individuality within contemporary Chinese society. Li Zhi (1527–1602) brings forth a novel perspective with his concept of innate ‘selfishness’. Li’s proposition offers a profound exploration of the human psyche. His reinterpretation…
Is the Pursuit of Self-Interest Really Selfish? Li Zhi’s Challenge to some well Established Categories for a New Anthropological Concept
Self-motivation and self-interest are the main themes of Li Zhi’s discourse, worth attention not only for moral implications but also because they are the basis for the construction of a new self, the premise of a renewed anthropological idea of the individual. The article reexamines some of Li Zhi’s ideas that locate the motivation issue in a person able to keep freedom, autonomy and tolerance, and imply his exploration of questions such as huma…
The Culture of Love in China and Europe
In The Culture of Love in China and Europe Paolo Santangelo and Gábor Boros offer a survey of the cults of love developed in the history of ideas and literary production in China and Europe between the 12th and early 19th century. They describe parallel evolutions within the two cultures, and how innovatively these independent civilisations developed their own categories and myths to explain, exalt but also control the emotions of love and their …
Olfaction and Other Senses in Chinese Culture
The article analyses information on religious elements in the representation of senses in literary sources of late imperial China. The Introduction presents psychological and social functions of olfaction with reference to China. The second part deals with the concepts of *xiang*, especially in the meaning of incense, but also the supernatural and symbolic aromas and the pollutant load of its antonym *chou*. The third part offers a survey of othe…
Zibuyu , “What The Master Would Not Discuss”, according to Yuan Mei (1716 - 1798)
Although the preface says that the tales in this collection of supernatural stories should not be taken seriously and just aim to dispel boredom, Zibuyu is a work with different reading levels, which allows to uncover several deep trends, taboos and fantasies of late imperial intellectual circles. Disgust, surprise and laughter are constantly evoked, by continually attracting and repulsing the reader. Yuan Mei's approach guides the reader to an a…
An Introduction to Zibuyu’s Concepts and Imagery
Shan'ge, the 'Mountain Songs'
Mountain Songs is a collection of folk songs edited by the famous writer Feng Menglong (1574-1646). By this innovative work - mainly written in the Suzhou dialect - he aimed to revitalize poetry through the power of popular songs. This collection is very significant to the understanding of the characters of the mobile society of Jiangnan and the vitality of its intellectual world. The songs deal with the lives of common people: women, often prost…
Materials for an Anatomy of Personality in Late Imperial China
The volume offers original materials on some aspects of the representation of personality and traits in Chinese culture, and is an attempt to re-construct the main features that describe partially or totally the personality of individuals and characters in late imperial China through documents from different sources. It discusses terms that express the propensity, inclinations, predispositions, and temperament of the subjects described in the exa…
Public Passions
Emotions and Perception of Inner Reality
[No abstract available]
Emotions and Perception of Inner Reality
Love, Hatred, and Other Passions
This volume aims at starting a debate on functions, role and relevance of states of mind in Chinese History and civilization. It focuses on an anthropological aspect of human experience, the affective world, as it is represented and evaluated in the various sources. A number of well-known specialists, ranging from the philosophical basic concepts to some fundamental questions about terminology, analyze literary, historical and judicial materials:…
Evaluation of Emotions in European and Chinese Traditions
I start immediately from a generalization which, although reductive as any generalization, anyway is not without foundation: one of the peculiarities that appear to distinguish European from Chinese tradition is the stress laid on passions and emotions in European civilization. Although the concept of reason as a lucid corrective to the turbulence of irrational tendencies evolved precisely within the sphere of Western culture,2 within it from anc…
Sentimental Education in Chinese History
This is the long-awaited first book-form result of the author's pioneering interdisciplinary research on a key problem for understanding Chinese texts, and, therewith, China: its ways of expression of emotions and states of mind. Relying on his immense database on (mostly) Ming and Qing sources, the author here presents the first truly solid, source-based survey on the subject. After analysing the methodological problems involved, the volume focu…
Sentimental Education in Chinese History
This is the long-awaited first book-form result of the author’s pioneering interdisciplinary research on a key problem for understanding Chinese texts, and, therewith, China: its ways of expression of emotions and states of mind. Relying on his immense database on (mostly) Ming and Qing sources, the author here presents the first truly solid, source-based survey on the subject. After analysing the methodological problems involved, the volume focu…
Il "Peccato" in Cina
Italian Studies on Far Eastern Thought in Comparative Philosophy
We can say that first comparative studies to focus on Chinese and Far Eastern philosophies and religions began with Jesuits, and that Italian Jesuits played a fundamental role in cultural intermediation-for example, Matteo Ricci (Li Madou, 1552-1610), who was guided by a comparative approach in his pioneering missionary activities. At end of nineteenth century, several contributions to study of Chinese language, history, and religions came from I…
A Neo-Confucian Debate in 16Th Century Korea
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A Neo-Confucian Debate in 16Th Century Korea
Il "Peccato" in Cina
Italian Studies on Far Eastern Thought in Comparative Philosophy
We can say that first comparative studies to focus on Chinese and Far Eastern philosophies and religions began with Jesuits, and that Italian Jesuits played a fundamental role in cultural intermediation-for example, Matteo Ricci (Li Madou, 1552-1610), who was guided by a comparative approach in his pioneering missionary activities. At end of nineteenth century, several contributions to study of Chinese language, history, and religions came from I…
Sentimental Education in Chinese History
This is the long-awaited first book-form result of the author's pioneering interdisciplinary research on a key problem for understanding Chinese texts, and, therewith, China: its ways of expression of emotions and states of mind. Relying on his immense database on (mostly) Ming and Qing sources, the author here presents the first truly solid, source-based survey on the subject. After analysing the methodological problems involved, the volume focu…
Sentimental Education in Chinese History
This is the long-awaited first book-form result of the author’s pioneering interdisciplinary research on a key problem for understanding Chinese texts, and, therewith, China: its ways of expression of emotions and states of mind. Relying on his immense database on (mostly) Ming and Qing sources, the author here presents the first truly solid, source-based survey on the subject. After analysing the methodological problems involved, the volume focu…
Evaluation of Emotions in European and Chinese Traditions
I start immediately from a generalization which, although reductive as any generalization, anyway is not without foundation: one of the peculiarities that appear to distinguish European from Chinese tradition is the stress laid on passions and emotions in European civilization. Although the concept of reason as a lucid corrective to the turbulence of irrational tendencies evolved precisely within the sphere of Western culture,2 within it from anc…
Love, Hatred, and Other Passions
This volume aims at starting a debate on functions, role and relevance of states of mind in Chinese History and civilization. It focuses on an anthropological aspect of human experience, the affective world, as it is represented and evaluated in the various sources. A number of well-known specialists, ranging from the philosophical basic concepts to some fundamental questions about terminology, analyze literary, historical and judicial materials:…
Emotions and Perception of Inner Reality
[No abstract available]
Emotions and Perception of Inner Reality
Public Passions
Materials for an Anatomy of Personality in Late Imperial China
The volume offers original materials on some aspects of the representation of personality and traits in Chinese culture, and is an attempt to re-construct the main features that describe partially or totally the personality of individuals and characters in late imperial China through documents from different sources. It discusses terms that express the propensity, inclinations, predispositions, and temperament of the subjects described in the exa…
Shan'ge, the 'Mountain Songs'
Mountain Songs is a collection of folk songs edited by the famous writer Feng Menglong (1574-1646). By this innovative work - mainly written in the Suzhou dialect - he aimed to revitalize poetry through the power of popular songs. This collection is very significant to the understanding of the characters of the mobile society of Jiangnan and the vitality of its intellectual world. The songs deal with the lives of common people: women, often prost…
Zibuyu , “What The Master Would Not Discuss”, according to Yuan Mei (1716 - 1798)
Although the preface says that the tales in this collection of supernatural stories should not be taken seriously and just aim to dispel boredom, Zibuyu is a work with different reading levels, which allows to uncover several deep trends, taboos and fantasies of late imperial intellectual circles. Disgust, surprise and laughter are constantly evoked, by continually attracting and repulsing the reader. Yuan Mei's approach guides the reader to an a…
An Introduction to Zibuyu’s Concepts and Imagery
The Culture of Love in China and Europe
In The Culture of Love in China and Europe Paolo Santangelo and Gábor Boros offer a survey of the cults of love developed in the history of ideas and literary production in China and Europe between the 12th and early 19th century. They describe parallel evolutions within the two cultures, and how innovatively these independent civilisations developed their own categories and myths to explain, exalt but also control the emotions of love and their …
Olfaction and Other Senses in Chinese Culture
The article analyses information on religious elements in the representation of senses in literary sources of late imperial China. The Introduction presents psychological and social functions of olfaction with reference to China. The second part deals with the concepts of *xiang*, especially in the meaning of incense, but also the supernatural and symbolic aromas and the pollutant load of its antonym *chou*. The third part offers a survey of othe…
Is the Pursuit of Self-Interest Really Selfish? Li Zhi’s Challenge to some well Established Categories for a New Anthropological Concept
Self-motivation and self-interest are the main themes of Li Zhi’s discourse, worth attention not only for moral implications but also because they are the basis for the construction of a new self, the premise of a renewed anthropological idea of the individual. The article reexamines some of Li Zhi’s ideas that locate the motivation issue in a person able to keep freedom, autonomy and tolerance, and imply his exploration of questions such as huma…
Sociability of ‘Selfishness’ and Individualism in Chinese Modern Thought and Society
The debate on the sociability of self-interest has resonated through diverse cultures and epochs, with particular relevance to the ongoing discourse concerning the resurgence of Confucian thought and the evolution of individuality within contemporary Chinese society. Li Zhi (1527–1602) brings forth a novel perspective with his concept of innate ‘selfishness’. Li’s proposition offers a profound exploration of the human psyche. His reinterpretation…
Self-Cultivation According to Li Zhi and Its Paradoxes
This essay delves into the significance of self-cultivation in the thought of Li Zhi (1527–1602), particularly the process of rediscovering one's childlike innocence (tongxin 童心). This journey challenges conventional morals and doctrines due to Li Zhi's various levels of interpretation, which scrutinize the concept of self and the objectives of self-cultivation. Li Zhi's notion of the self develops some concepts elaborated within the School of Mi…
Crime and retribution
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