An outline of Chinese traditional philosophy / Li Cunshan ; translated by Chen Xia and Qin Feng.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cunshan, Li, author.

Contributor:

Xia, Chen, translator.

Feng, Qin, translator.

Series:

Chinese Traditional Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Chinese.

Philosophy.

Structuralism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (445 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

China ; Reading, England : China Social Sciences Press : Paths International Ltd, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The traditional Chinese philosophies of 'nature and human' lie at the heart of China's modern culture and popular philosophical beliefs. To understand China, one must first understand its traditional philosophies. This book outlines the core beliefs and key elements of the three principles of traditional Chinese philosophy: the natural theory (cosmology), the human theory (the theory of life), and the theory of knowledge (the theory of methodology). This book offers a systematic analysis of these three fundamental theories, enabling the reader to gain a clear understanding of the part they hav

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; PART ONE: THE THEORY OF HEAVEN; Chapter 1: On the Origin of the World; Section I: Concepts of Yin-Yang, the Six Elements and Five Phases from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period; Section II: Laozhuang's Dao and Qi Concepts and Their Historical Extensions; Section Ill: The Doctrine of the Mean and Mencius's Heaven of Morality; Section IV: Theories of Qi in Pre-Qin Period; Section V: Dong Zhongshu's Thoughts on ""Heaven"" and ""Yuan""; Section VI: The Theory of Yuan Qi in the Han Dynasty and Its Historical Extensions

Section VII: Theories of ""Valuing Nonbeing"", ""Extolling Being"" and ""Self-Transformation"" from the Wei and Jin Dynasties; Section VIII: Emptiness of Nature and Idealism in Buddhism; Section IX: Neo-Confucianist Theories on Qi, Li and Xin as Fundamentals; Chapter 2: The Theory of Motion; Section I: ""Motion"" and ""Stillness""; Section II: ""Change"" and ""Regularity""; Section Ill: The Cause of Motion; Section IV: The Basic Laws of Motion; Chapter 3: Theories of Time and Space; Section I: The Naming of Time and Space; Section II: The Features of Time and Space

Section Ill: The Unlimitedness and Limitedness of Time and SpaceChapter 4: The Theory of Body and Spirit; Section I: Whether There are Ghosts and Gods; Section II: The Origin of Body and Spirit; Section Ill: The Perishability and Imperishability of Body and Spirit; PART TWO: THE THEORY OF MAN; Chapter 5: The Relationship between Heaven and Human; Section I: Fissions and Fusions Between Man and Heaven; Section II: The Fusions between Man and Heaven; Section Ill: Perceiving the Fissions Between Man and Heaven; Chapter 6: Theories of Human Nature; Section I: Nature and Practice

Section II: Human Nature Contains No Good nor Evil and Human Nature Contains Good and Evil; Section Ill: Human Nature is Good vs. Human Nature is Evil; Section IV: The Naturalness of Human Nature; Section V: The Three Grades of Human Nature; Section VI: ""Nature Is Good And Emotion Is Evil"" and the Compatibility of Nature and Emotion; Section VII: Theories of the Buddha Nature; Section VIII: The ""Heaven-and-Earth-Bestowed Nature"" and ""the Nature of Physicasl Temperament""; Section IX: ""The Mind Unites Nature and Emotions"" and ""Heart-Mind is Nature""; Chapter 7: Theories of Values

Section I: The Six Storehouses and Three Actions and the Three lmperishables; Section II: Confucius Valuing Benevolence; Section Ill: Mohists' ""Valuing Impartial Care""; Section IV: The ""Wu Wei"" and ""Untroubled Ease"" of Daoism; Section V: The Assertion for Power and Law in Legalism; Section VI: Yang Zhu's Self-Preservation and the Hedonism in the Liezi; Section VII: Immortality in Daoism and Nirvana in Buddhism; Chapter 8: The View on History; Section I: The Evolution and Degradation of History; Section II: The Laws and Impetus of Historical Development

Section Ill: The Relationship Among Morality, Economics and Politics

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 11, 2015).

ISBN:

1-84464-380-8

OCLC:

912277320