ABSTRACT

The History of Chinese Philosophy is a comprehensive and authoritative examination of the movements and thinkers that have shaped Chinese philosophy over the last three thousand years. An outstanding team of international contributors provide seventeen accessible entries organised into five clear parts:

Identity of Chinese Philosophy

Classical Chinese Philosophy (I): Pre-Han Period

Classical Chinese Philosophy (II): From Han Through Tang

Classical Chinese Philosophy (III): From Song Through Early Qing

Modern Chinese Philosophy: From Late Qing Through 21st Century

This outstanding collection is essential reading for students of Chinese philosophy, and will be of interest to those seeking to explore the lasting significance this rich and complex philosophical tradition.

part I|2 pages

IDENTITY OF CHINESE PHILOSOPHY

chapter 1|26 pages

THE EMERGENCE OF THE HISTORY OF CHINESE PHILOSOPHY

ByAntonio S. Cua

part II|2 pages

Classical Chinese philosophy (I): Pre-Han period

chapter 2|36 pages

THE YI-JING AND YIN-YANG WAY OF THINKING

ByChung-ying Cheng

chapter 3|30 pages

Classical Confucianism (I): Confucius and the Lun-Yü

ByEdward Slingerland

chapter 4|27 pages

THE MOHIST SCHOOL

ByChris Fraser

chapter 5|25 pages

THE SCHOOL OF NAMES

ByYiu-ming Fung

chapter 6|20 pages

CLASSICAL CONFUCIANISM (II): MENG ZI AND XUN ZI

ByKim-chong Chong

chapter 7|28 pages

DAOISM (I): LAO ZI AND THE DAO-DE-JING

ByXiaogan Liu

chapter 8|30 pages

DAOISM (II): ZHUANG ZI AND THE ZHUANG-ZI

ByVincent Shen

part III|2 pages

Classical Chinese philosophy (II): From Han through Tang

chapter 9|34 pages

PHILOSOPHY IN THE HAN DYNASTY

ByYiu-ming Fung

chapter 10|21 pages

NEO-DAOISM

ByAlan K.L. Chan

part IV|2 pages

Classical Chinese philosophy (III): From Song through early Qing

chapter 12|31 pages

NEO-CONFUCIANISM (I): FROM CHENG YI TO ZHU XI

ByShu-hsien Liu

chapter 13|33 pages

NEO-CONFUCIANISM (II): FROM LU JIU-YUAN TO WANG YANG-MING

ByShu-hsien Liu

chapter 14|42 pages

PHILOSOPHICAL DEVELOPMENT IN LATE MING AND EARLY QING

ByChung-yi Cheng

part V|2 pages

Modern Chinese philosophy: From Late Qing through the twenty-first century

chapter 15|39 pages

ENLIGHTENMENT MOVEMENT

ByXinyan Jiang

chapter 16|27 pages

DEVELOPMENT OF DIALECTICAL MATERIALISM IN CHINA

ByChenshan Tian

chapter 17|32 pages

CONTEMPORARY NEO-CONFUCIAN PHILOSOPHY

BySor-hoon Tan

chapter 2|2 pages

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