Xiong Shili in Conversation: Transcultural Epistolary Exchange on the Daodejing
The present paper examines a letter that the Chinese philosopher Xiong Shili 熊十力 (1885‑1968) sent to the Italian journalist Luciano Magrini in 1936, with the purpose of elucidating the main purports of the Daodejing 道德經 (The Classic of the Way and Virtue). This letter will be studied from two dif...
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The present paper examines a letter that the Chinese philosopher Xiong Shili 熊十力 (1885‑1968) sent to the Italian journalist Luciano Magrini in 1936, with the purpose of elucidating the main purports of the Daodejing 道德經 (The Classic of the Way and Virtue). This letter will be studied from two different perspectives, thus achieving a twofold aim: on the one hand, as a witness to the relationship between these two intellectual personalities; on the other, as a valuable source for philosophical speculation. For this reason, the first part of the article will adopt a historical perspective, aiming at reconstructing the context and background of this epistolary exchange, while the second will engage philosophically with the content of the letter, clarifying Xiong’s interpretation of Daoist philosophy and relating it to his personal philosophical system.
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| spelling | doaj-art-efdba41dbd504e0ea281cddfb2ada1d02025-08-20T03:34:49ZengFondazione Università Ca’ FoscariAnnali di Ca’ Foscari: Serie Orientale2385-30422025-07-0161110.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2025/01/011journal_article_24310Xiong Shili in Conversation: Transcultural Epistolary Exchange on the DaodejingPietrasanta, Linda Anna0Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia The present paper examines a letter that the Chinese philosopher Xiong Shili 熊十力 (1885‑1968) sent to the Italian journalist Luciano Magrini in 1936, with the purpose of elucidating the main purports of the Daodejing 道德經 (The Classic of the Way and Virtue). This letter will be studied from two different perspectives, thus achieving a twofold aim: on the one hand, as a witness to the relationship between these two intellectual personalities; on the other, as a valuable source for philosophical speculation. For this reason, the first part of the article will adopt a historical perspective, aiming at reconstructing the context and background of this epistolary exchange, while the second will engage philosophically with the content of the letter, clarifying Xiong’s interpretation of Daoist philosophy and relating it to his personal philosophical system. http://doi.org/10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2025/01/011Chinese philosophy. Cosmology. Daodejing. Luciano Magrini. Twentieth century. Xiong Shili |
| spellingShingle | Pietrasanta, Linda Anna Xiong Shili in Conversation: Transcultural Epistolary Exchange on the Daodejing Annali di Ca’ Foscari: Serie Orientale Chinese philosophy. Cosmology. Daodejing. Luciano Magrini. Twentieth century. Xiong Shili |
| title | Xiong Shili in Conversation: Transcultural Epistolary Exchange on the Daodejing |
| title_full | Xiong Shili in Conversation: Transcultural Epistolary Exchange on the Daodejing |
| title_fullStr | Xiong Shili in Conversation: Transcultural Epistolary Exchange on the Daodejing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Xiong Shili in Conversation: Transcultural Epistolary Exchange on the Daodejing |
| title_short | Xiong Shili in Conversation: Transcultural Epistolary Exchange on the Daodejing |
| title_sort | xiong shili in conversation transcultural epistolary exchange on the daodejing |
| topic | Chinese philosophy. Cosmology. Daodejing. Luciano Magrini. Twentieth century. Xiong Shili |
| url | http://doi.org/10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2025/01/011 |
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