Ebook: A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy

A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy is a milestone along the complex and difficult road to significant understanding by Westerners of the Asian peoples and a monumental contribution to the cause of philosophy. It is the first anthology of Chinese philosophy to cover its entire historical development. It provides substantial selections from all the great thinkers and schools in every period--ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary--and includes in their entirety some of the most important classical texts. It deals with the fundamental and technical as well as the more general aspects of Chi.;Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chronology of Dynasties; Chronology Of Philosophers; Table Of Contents; Abbreviations and Abridgments; 1: The Growth of Humanism; 2: The Humanism of Confucius; 3: Idealistic Confucianism: Mencius; 4: Moral and Social Programs: The Great Learning; 5: Spiritual Dimensions: The Doctrine Of The Mean; 6: Naturalistic Confucianism: Hsun Tzu; 7: The Natural Way of Lao Tzu; 8: The Mystical Way of Chuang Tzu; 9: Mo Tzu's Doctrines of Universal Love, Heaven, and Social Welfare; 10: Debates on Metaphysical Concepts: The Logicians.