The World and the Individual in Chinese Metaphysics

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents XI
4. Introduction: The Humanistic Chinese Mind 1
5. Chinese Theory and Practice, with Special Reference to Humanism 11
6. The Story of Chinese Philosophy 31
7. Epistemological Methods in Chinese Philosophy 77
8. The Scientific Spirit and Method in Chinese Philosophy 104
9. Syntheses in Chinese Metaphysics 132
10. The Basis of Social, Ethical, and Spiritual Values in Chinese Philosophy 149
11. Filial Piety and Chinese Society 167
12. The Development of Ideas of Spiritual Value in Chinese Philosophy 188
13. Chinese Legal and Political Philosophy 213
14. The World and the Individual in Chinese Metaphysics 238
15. The Individual and the World in Chinese Methodology 264
16. The Individual in Chinese Religions 286
17. The Status of the Individual in Chinese Ethics 307
18. The Status of the Individual in Chinese Social Thought and Practice 323
19. The Status of the Individual in the Political and Legal Traditions of Old and New China 340
20. Appendix: Romanization and Corresponding Chinese Characters 365
21. Who's Who 373
22. Index 378