"R.Gancie/C.Parcelli" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

<<Subject: Re: Anti-communism and/or Anti-egalitarianism

Actually, Wei, you are just the person to help me with an aspect of one
of my projects. I posed this question to the list before and got a small
but not detailed response. Recent reference to the Histoire de la Chine
reminded me of it. Is there any evidence that Pound came to his
knowledge of Confucious through the French Physiocrats. I have
encountered a number of instances where it is mentioned that the
Physiocrats translated Chinese texts and imbued their own approaches to
ecomonics and philosophy with Chinese agrarian principles. Quesnay, an
economist, of course was a leading light. The snug fit with Pound's
predilections is suggestive though a perusal of Quesnay's economic
theory has proven problematic. I haven't read the Histoire de la Chine.
My work on Pound included reading three one volume histories of China at
least one translated from the French. I read a lot of Confucious to
engage Pound. I read a lot of Taoism for myself. Carlo Parcelli>>

I have some material on Pound, Confucianism and physiocracy in an essay
called "Ideograms and Economics".

http://www.geocities.com/weienlin/econ.html

Just your "find on this page button", inputting the word "physiocracy."

Even though you may disagree with my interpretation, you might find some
useful information.

<<Is there any evidence that Pound came to his
knowledge of Confucious through the French Physiocrats. >>

I would say that Pound came to physiocracy via Confucius, rather than the
other way around.  He also came to physiocracy via Jefferson, and through
the study of certain fascist economists, like Odon Por.  I discuss the
modern revival of physiocracy as part of an attempt (by Pound, and others)
to deny the validity of the labor theory of value.  He had some interesting
arguments with Zukovsky on this point, which I mention.   Of course it is a
complex issue; perhaps Mr. Surette can deal with it.

Regards,

Wei






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