An Outline of Chinese Traditional Philosophy

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 Space
	Chapter 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 \"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
PART THREE: THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
	Chapter 9: The Relationship Between Subject and Object
		Section I: The Differentiation and Union of Subject and Object
		Section II: The Unification of Subject and Object
	Chapter 10: Methodology of Knowledge Acquisition
		Section I: Hearing and Seeing and Thinking and Reflection
		Section II: \"Gradual Enlightenment\" and\" Instantaneous Enlightenment\"
		Section Ill: Knowledge and Cultivation
		Section IV: To Know and To Take Action
	Chapter 11: Theories of Name and Reality
		Section I:  \"The Dao is Hidden and Has No Name\" and \"Reflecting True Nature with Name\"
		Section II: Language Cannot Fully Express Ideas and Language Can Fully Express Ideas
	Chapter 12: Theories of Truth
		Section I: \"Right and Wrong\" and \"Genuine Knowledge\"
		Section II: The Standard of Genuine Knowledge
Translators\' Afterword
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