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Ethics in Early China

Agon and He: Contest and Harmony

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Wong, D
August 2011

I discuss the value of agon or contest in Greek thought and the value of he or harmony in Chinese thought. I argue that these values, often thought to be mutually exclusive, actually imply one another.

Duke Scholars

Publication Date

August 2011

Start / End Page

163 / 180

Publisher

Hong Kong University Press
 

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Wong, D. (2011). Agon and He: Contest and Harmony. In C. Fraser, D. Robins, & T. O. Leary (Eds.), Ethics in Early China (pp. 163–180). Hong Kong University Press.
Wong, D. “Agon and He: Contest and Harmony.” In Ethics in Early China, edited by Chris Fraser, Dan Robins, and Timothy O. Leary, 163–80. Hong Kong University Press, 2011.
Wong D. Agon and He: Contest and Harmony. In: Fraser C, Robins D, Leary TO, editors. Ethics in Early China. Hong Kong University Press; 2011. p. 163–80.
Wong, D. “Agon and He: Contest and Harmony.” Ethics in Early China, edited by Chris Fraser et al., Hong Kong University Press, 2011, pp. 163–80.
Wong D. Agon and He: Contest and Harmony. In: Fraser C, Robins D, Leary TO, editors. Ethics in Early China. Hong Kong University Press; 2011. p. 163–180.

Publication Date

August 2011

Start / End Page

163 / 180

Publisher

Hong Kong University Press