Includes an introduction by Marilyn McCord Adams along with Notes and Appendices.

Offers selections from the works of Kongzi (Confucius), Mengzi (Mencius), Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu), and Xunzi (Hsun Tzu); two works, and, the dialogues "Robber Zhi" and "White Horse". This work also contains introductions and bibliographies for each work. Four appendices on important figures, periods and terms in Chinese thought are also included.

Provides a workable notion of the kinds of skills and capacities that are central for those who work in the arts.