Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Editions and Translations xv
5. Introduction: The Ancient Greeks in Modern China 1
6. 1 Jesuits and Visionaries 17
7. 2 Classics after the Crackdown 50
8. 3 Thinking with Plato’s “Noble Lie” 83
9. 4 Rationality and Its Discontents 105
10. 5 A Straussian Interlude 127
11. 6 Harmony for the World 146
12. 7 Thoughts for the Present 175
13. Notes 189
14. Bibliography 233
15. Index 273