Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy
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Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy

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Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy

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This book is an introduction in the very best sense of the word. It provides the beginner with an accurate, sophisticated, yet accessible account, and offers new insights and challenging perspectives to those who have more specialized knowledge. Focusing on the period in Chinese philosophy that is surely most easily approachable and perhaps is most important, it ranges over of rich set of competing options. It also, with admirable self-consciousness, presents a number of daring attempts to relate those options to philosophical figures and movements from the West. I recommend it very highly.--Lee H. Yearley, Walter Y. Evans-Wentz Professor, Religious Studies, Stanford University

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Map of China
  7. Selected Translations
  8. Selected Secondary Works
  9. 1. THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT
  10. 2. KONGZI AND CONFUCIANISM
  11. 3. KONGZI AND VIRTUE ETHICS
  12. 4. MOHIST CONSEQUENTIALISM
  13. 5. YANG ZHU AND EGOISM
  14. 6. MENGZI AND HUMAN NATURE
  15. 7. LANGUAGE AND PARADOX IN THE “SCHOOL OF NAMES”
  16. 8. THE DAODEJING AND MYSTICISM
  17. 9. ZHUANGZI’S THERAPEUTIC SKEPTICISM AND RELATIVISM
  18. 10. XUNZI’S CONFUCIAN NATURALISM
  19. 11. HAN FEIZI
  20. 12. LATER CHINESE THOUGHT
  21. APPENDIX A: Hermeneutics, or How to Read a Text
  22. APPENDIX B: The Chinese Language and Writing System
  23. APPENDIX C: Kongzi as Systematic Philosopher
  24. Sources for Facts and Myths
  25. Illustration Credits
  26. Endnotes
  27. Index
  28. Back Cover