"Revised edition" -- Cover. Previous edition 2015 Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-339) and index.
Contents:
p. 292. Additional Readings and Resources p. 9 -- The Basic Vocabulary of the Chinese Theory of Reality: The "Great Commentary" to the Classic of Changes (Yijing) p. 10 -- Daoist Ontology: Lao-Zhuang Tradition (c. 350-139 BCE) p. 18 -- A Synthesis of Classical Chinese Ontologies: Masters of Huainan (Huainanzi) (c. 139 BCE) p. 24 -- Buddhist Ontologies p. 32 -- Introducing Buddhism p. 32 -- Reality Is One but Variously Experienced: Tiantai Buddhism and Zhiyi (538-597) p. 34 -- Buddhist Idealism: Wei-shi (Consciousness-Only) Buddhism and Xuanzang (c. 596-664) p. 37 -- The Study of Principles: Understanding the Content and Structure of Reality p. 42 -- The Supreme Ultimate as Reality's Principles: Zhu Xi (1130-1200) p. 42 -- Reality Is Given Its Structure by the Mind: Wang Yangming (1472-1529) p. 48 -- Ontological Realism: Dai Zhen (1723-1777) p. 53 -- Shifting Paradigms in Chinese Theories of Reality p. 58 -- Arrival of Western Philosophies p. 58 -- Tianyanlun, the Theory of Evolution: Yan Fu (1853-1921) p. 59 -- The New Scientific Credo about Reality: Hu Shi (1891-1962) p. 60 -- Chapter Reflections p. 62 -- Additional Readings and Resources p. 63 -- 2 Epistemology-Questions about the Nature and Scope of Knowledge p. 65 -- A Classical Chinese Model for Justifying Beliefs and Knowledge Claims: Mozi (c. 470-391 BCE) p. 67 -- Early Chinese Rhetoricians (Bianshi) and Logicians p. 72 -- The Inadequacy of Reason for the Discovery of Truth: The Lao-Zhuang Tradition (c. 350-139 BCE) p. 79 -- Knowledge by Analogical Inference: Mencius (c. 372-289 BCE) p. 86 -- Reasoning without Prejudgment: Xunzi (c. 310-220 BCE) p. 91 -- Differentiating Belief from Knowledge: Wang Chong (c. 27-100) p. 96 -- Buddhist-Influenced Epistemologies p. 103 -- Truth Is Threefold: Tiantai Buddhism and Zhiyi (538-597) p. 103 -- Pure Knowledge: Wang Yangming (1472-1529) p. 107 -- Pluralistic Cultural Knowledge: Zhang Dongsun (1886-1973) p. 111 -- Chapter Reflections p. 120 -- Additional Readings and Resources p. 122 -- 3 Moral Theory-Questions about the Nature and Application of Morality p. 125 -- Morality as Cultural Propriety: Confucius (c. 551-479 BCE) p. 126 -- Morality as Heaven's Commands: Mozi (c. 470-391 BCE) p. 133 -- Moral Effortlessness: Lao-Zhuang Views on Morality (c. 350-139 BCE) p. 141 -- Morality as Cultivating Our Inborn Endowments: Mencius (c. 372-289 BCE) p. 147 -- Morality as Carving and Polishing the Person: Xunzi (310-220 BCE) p. 153 -- Buddhist Thinking about Morality in the Chinese Context p. 159 -- The Way of Precepts p. 159 -- The Bodhisattva in Hua-yan Buddhism p. 163 -- The Way of Morality in Chan Buddhism p. 166 -- Morality Books and Ledgers: Tract of the Most Exalted on Action and Response (c. 1164) p. 169 -- The Ultimacy of Harmony: Zhu Xi (1130-1200) p. 177 -- Moral Willing as Moral Knowing: Wang Yangming (1472-1529) p. 183 -- Early Modern and Contemporary Reflections on Moral Philosophy p. 190 -- The Proper Place of Desire in Morality: Dai Zhen (1724-1777) p. 190 -- Moral Metaphysics: Mou Zongsan (1909-1995) p. 195 -- Chapter Reflections p. 199 -- Additional Readings and Resources p. 200 -- 4 Political Philosophy-Questions about the Nature and Purpose of Government p. 203 -- The Classical Chinese Political Theory of Meritocracy p. 204 -- Rulership and the Function of Government: Confucius (551-479 BCE) p. 204 -- The State of Nature and the Creation of Government: Mozi (c. 470-391 BCE) p. 210 -- Humane Government: Mencius (c. 372-289 BCE) p. 214 -- Legalism's Two Handles of Government: Han Fei (c. 280-233 BCE) p. 223 -- Daoist-Influenced Political Theories p. 230 -- Government and Politics as an Obstruction to Human Flourishing: Lao-Zhuang Tradition (c. 350-139 BCE) p. 230 -- A Plan for Effortless Rulership: The Masters of Huainan (Huainanzi) (c. 139 BCE) p. 235 -- Government Enacting Social Justice: Wang Anshi (1021-1086) p. 240 -- Critique of the Chinese Dynastic System: Huang Zongxi (1610-1695) p. 246 -- Re-envisioning Chinese Political Understanding of Government and Politics p. 251 -- On Liberty: Yan Fu (1854-1921) p. 251 -- A Great One-World Government: Kang Youwei (1858-1927) p. 257 -- A Philosophical Defense of National Civic Virtues: Liang Qichao (1873-1929) p. 260 -- The Salification of Marxism in China: Mao Zedong (1893-1976) p. 265 -- Forms of Current Confucian Political Theory p. 274 -- New Confucianism: Tu Weiming (1940-) p. 274 -- Political Confucianism: Jiang Qing (1953-) p. 280 -- Chapter Reflections p. 289 -- Additional Readings and Resources p. 292.
Summary:
"For anyone looking to understand Chinese philosophy, here is the place to start. Introducing this vast and far-reaching tradition, the longest continuous heritage of philosophical reflection in our existence, Ronnie L. Littlejohn tells you everything you need to know about those Chinese thinkers who have made the biggest contributions to the conversation of philosophy. From the Han dynasty to the present, he leads us into the indigenous philosophical traditions of Confucianism, Daoism and the uniquely modified forms of Buddhism in China and introduces: - The six classical schools of Chinese philosophy (Yin-Yang, Ru, Mo, Ming, Fa and Dao-De) - The arrival of Buddhism in China and its distinctive development - The central figures and movements from the end of the Tang dynasty to the introduction into China of Western thought - The impact of Chinese philosophers ranging from Confucius and Laozi to Tu Weiming on their equivalents in the West. Weaving together key subjects, thinkers and texts, we see how Chinese traditions have profoundly shaped the institutions, social practices and psychological character of not only East and Southeast Asia, but the world we are living in. Praised for its completely original and illuminating thematic approach, this new edition includes updated features such as reading lists, a comparative chronology of Western and Chinese philosophers, and additional translated extracts"-- Provided by publisher.
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