A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy
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A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy

  1. 888 pages
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  3. PDF
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A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy

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A monumental compendium of Chinese thought, from pre-Confucianism to Chinese Communism

A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy covers the entire historical development of Chinese philosophy from its ancient origins to today, providing the most wide-ranging and authoritative English-language anthology of Chinese thought available. This superb book brings together key selections from all the great thinkers and schools in every period—ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary—and presents these texts in their entirety. Each selection is accompanied by explanatory aids and scholarly documentation that shed invaluable light on all aspects of Chinese thought.

Featuring elegant and faithful translations of some of the most important classical writings, some translated here for the first time, A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy is an indispensable resource for students, scholars, and anyone interested in Chinese philosophy and culture.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Foreword
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Chronology of Dynasties
  8. Chronology Of Philosophers
  9. Table Of Contents
  10. Abbreviations and Abridgments
  11. 1: The Growth of Humanism
  12. 2: The Humanism of Confucius
  13. 3: Idealistic Confucianism: Mencius
  14. 4: Moral and Social Programs: The Great Learning
  15. 5: Spiritual Dimensions: The Doctrine Of The Mean
  16. 6: Naturalistic Confucianism: Hsun Tzu
  17. 7: The Natural Way of Lao Tzu
  18. 8: The Mystical Way of Chuang Tzu
  19. 9: Mo Tzu's Doctrines of Universal Love, Heaven, and Social Welfare
  20. 10: Debates on Metaphysical Concepts: The Logicians
  21. 11: The Yin Yang School
  22. 12: Legalism
  23. 13: The Philosophy of Change
  24. 14: Yin Yang Confucianism: Tung Chung-Shu
  25. 15: Taoistic Confucianism: Yang Hsiung
  26. 16: The Naturalism of Wang Ch'ung
  27. 17: The Taoism of Huai-Nan Tzu
  28. 18: Negative Taoism in the Lieh Tzu and the "Yang Chu Chapter"
  29. 19: Neo-Taoism
  30. 20: The Seven Early Buddhist Schools
  31. 21: Seng-Chao's Doctrine of Reality
  32. 22: The Philosophy of Emptiness: Chi-Tsang of the Three-Treatise School
  33. 23:Buddhist Idealism: Hsuan-Tsang of the Consciousness-Only School
  34. 24: The Tien-T'ai Philosophy of Perfect Harmony
  35. 25: The One-And-All Philosophy: Fa-Tsang of the Hua-Yen School
  36. 26: The Zen (Ch'an) School of Sudden Enlightenment
  37. 27: The Revival of Confucianism: Han Yu and Li Ao
  38. 28: The Neo-Confucian Met Physics and Ethics in Chou Tun-I
  39. 29: The Numerical and Objective Tendencies in Shao Yung
  40. 30: Chang Tsai's Philosophy of Material Force
  41. 31: The Idealistic Tendency in Ch'eng Hao
  42. 32: The Rationalistic Tendency in Ch'eng I
  43. 33: The Unity of Mind and Principle in Lu Hsiang-Shan
  44. 34: The Great Synthesis in Chu Hsi
  45. 35: Dynamic Idealism in Wang Yang-Ming
  46. 36: The Materialism of Wang Fu-Chih
  47. 37: Practical Confucianism in Yen Yuan
  48. 38: Tai Chen's Philosophy of Principle as Order
  49. 39: K'ang Yu-Wei's Philosophy of Great Unity
  50. 40: The Philosophy of Humanity (Jen) in T'an Ssu-T'ung
  51. 41: Chang Tung-Sun's Theory of Knowledge
  52. 42: The New Rationalistic Confucianism: Fung Yu-Lan
  53. 43: The New Idealistic Confucianism: Hsiung Shih-Li
  54. 44: Chinese Philosophy in Communist China
  55. Appendix: On Translating Certain Chinese Philosophical Terms
  56. Bibliography
  57. A Glossary of Chinese Characters
  58. Index