در جستجوی ثروت و قدرت: یان فو و غرب (سری شرق دور هاروارد)

In a serious effort to divine the secret of the West's success in achieving wealth and power, Yen Fu, a Chinese thinker, undertook, at the turn of the century, years of laborious translation and commentary on the work of such thinkers as Spencer, Huxley, Adam Smith, Mill, and Montesquieu. In addition to the inevitable difficulties involved in translating modern English into classical Chinese, Yen Fu was faced with the formidable problem of interpreting and making palatable many Western ideas which were to a large extent antithetical to traditional Chinese thought. In an absorbing study of Yen Fu's translations, essays, and commentaries, Benjamin Schwartz examines the modifications and consequent revaluation of these familiar works as they were presented to their new audience, and analyzes the impact of this Western thought on the Chinese culture of the time. Drawing on a unique knowledge of both intellectual traditions, Schwartz describes the diverse and complex effects of this confrontation of Eastern and Western philosophies and provides a new vantage point to assess and appreciate these two disparate worlds. Frontmatter Introduction by Louis Hartz (page xi) I The Setting (page 1) II The Early Years (page 22) III Declaration of Principles (page 42) IV Western Wisdom at Its Source: Evolution and Ethics (page 91) V The Wealth of Nations (page 113) VI On Liberty (page 130) VII The Spirit of the Laws (page 149) VIII A History of Politics (page 174) IX Mill's Logic (page 186) X Meditations on the Tao (page 197) XI The Later Years (page 212) XII Some Implications (page 237) Notes (page 249) Selected Bibliography (page 277) Glossary (page 284) Index (page 291) Yen Fu spent years translating and commenting on the work of Western thinkers like Spencer, Huxley, Adam Smith, Mill, and Montesquieu. Schwartz examines the modifications and consequent revaluation of these familiar works as they were presented to their new audience and analyzes the impact of this Western thought on the Chinese culture of the time.