Understanding Confucian Philosophy Classical and Sung-Ming

Subjects:

• Philosophy » History of Philosophy
• Multicultural Studies » Asian Studies

Reviews:

• ...offers rich and deftly stated scholarship in readable language. Recommended for students and scholars of Chinese studies.
  —Choice

• Endorsement From Frank Hoffman, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
  West Chester University: The work is original as well as superbly well-documented.... This is one of those rare cases in which one can only say that the author has succeeded--'spot on'--with focus, clarity, and intellectual rigor surpassing the vast majority of similar works in the field.

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Classical Confucian Philosophy
• The Background for the Emergence of Confucian Philosophy
• Confucius
• Mencius
• The Great Learning and The Doctrine of the Mean
• The Book of Changes
• The Transformation of Confucianism since Han Dynasty
• Sung-Ming Neo-Confucian Philosophy
• The Characteristics and Contemporary Significance of Sung-Ming Neo-Confucian Philosophy
• On Chu Hsi's Search for Equilibrium and Harmony
• Chu Hsi's Understanding of the Mind, the Nature and Feelings
• The Problem of Orthodoxy in Neo-Confucian Philosophy
• The Sources and the Proper Understanding of the Philosophy of Wang Yang-ming
• The Last Neo-Confucian Philosopher: Huang Tsung-hsi
• Epilogue
• Selected Bibliography
• Index