Mao Tse-Tung’s Theory of Dialectic
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:03 pm
Mao Tse-Tung’s Theory of Dialectic
by Francis Y. K. Soo (1981)
This book (#44 in the Sovietica series) looks interesting not only for its numerous references to Hegel, but also its lack of any reference to "Thesis - Antithesis - Synthesis", other than to say:
Here is the link to the book on the publisher's website, where there are previews of each chapter:
https://www.springer.com/us/book/9789027712066
by Francis Y. K. Soo (1981)
This book (#44 in the Sovietica series) looks interesting not only for its numerous references to Hegel, but also its lack of any reference to "Thesis - Antithesis - Synthesis", other than to say:
The author was born in China, but was a professor at Boston College for many years. Making this a different experience for Western students of dialectic, there are also many references to the Yi Jing (I Ching), Daode Jing (Tao Te Ching), Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) and other classic books of Chinese philosophy.Mao's notion of complementarity is different from any synthesis of thesis and antithesis... (p. 105)
Here is the link to the book on the publisher's website, where there are previews of each chapter:
https://www.springer.com/us/book/9789027712066