FATE,FORTUNE,CHANCE,AND LUCK IN CHINESE AND GREEK:A COMPARATIVE SEMANTIC HISTORY.

Presents a comparative historical overview of the semantic fields of fate in Classical Greece and pre-Buddhist China. Key elements in the Chinese semantic field from the Warring States and the Han; Passage which links receiving ming with self-determination; Conceptually distinct meanings of ming in...

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Publicado en:Philosophy East & West: A Quarterly of Comparative Philosophy Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 537 - 575
Autor principal: Raphals, Lisa
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Hawai'i Oct2003
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Sumario:Presents a comparative historical overview of the semantic fields of fate in Classical Greece and pre-Buddhist China. Key elements in the Chinese semantic field from the Warring States and the Han; Passage which links receiving ming with self-determination; Conceptually distinct meanings of ming in a summary of Han meanings.