Law and Morality in Ancient China: The Silk Manuscripts of Huang-Lao (Suny Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture) (Suny Series in Chinese Philosophy & Culture)

The main contributions of this work are threefold. First, making use of the recently discovered Mawangdui silk manuscripts, Peerenboom provides a thorough-going and persuasive account of the philosophical and political import of the previously undocumented Huang-Lao school. His is the first detailed treatment of this material in English.