管子 by Zhong Guan

"管子" by Zhong Guan is an anonymous Chinese political and philosophical text compiled in the early Han dynasty. Originally comprising 86 chapters, this extensive work explores government, rulership, and political economy, including innovative concepts like price regulation through "light and heavy" theory. Named for the 7th century BCE statesman Guan Zhong, it was actually written by multiple anonymous authors over several centuries. The text blends Daoist, Legalist, and Confucian ideas, offering insights into governance that influenced Chinese political thought for generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Guan, Zhong, -646 BCE
Title 管子
Alternate Title Guanzi
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanzi_(text)
Credits Produced by Yingta Pan
Language Chinese
LoC Class B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Subject Philosophy, Chinese
Subject Chinese classics
Category Text
eBook-No. 7367
Release Date
Last Update Dec 30, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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