Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. 1. Biographical Account: The "Hsing-chuang" 1
5. 2. Self-reflections 12
6. 3. Names and Family 32
7. 4. Ways of Living: Residences, Dress, and Travel 44
8. 5. Chu Hsi's Poverty 61
9. 6. Wine and Song; Smiles and Anger; Sternness and Humor 90
10. 7. Memory, Dreams, Divination, and Popular Beliefs 106
11. 8. Traditions and Legends about Chu Hsi 126
12. 9. Zi and Philosophical Categories 138
13. 10. T'ai-chi 144
14. 11. Chu Hsi's "Jen-shuo" (Treatise on Humanity) 151
15. 12. Chu Hsi on T'ien 184
16. 13. The Principle of Heaven vs. Human Desires 197
17. 14. Ming (mandate, destiny, order, fate) 212
18. 15. Substance and Function 222
19. 16. The Two-Wheel Pattern 235
20. 17. Chu Hsi and Quiet-sitting 255
21. 18. Analogies and Diagrams 271
22. 19. Clarification of Certain Expressions 293
23. 20. The New Tao-t'ung 320
24. 21. Ching-she and Pupils 336
25. 22. The Chin-ssu lu 356
26. 23. The Yü-lei, the Yü-shan Lecture, the Meng Tzu chi-chu, and the Hsiao-hsüeh 374
27. 24. Chu Hsi and Chang Shih 396
28. 25. Chu Hsi and Lü Tsu-ch'ien 424
29. 26. Chu Hsi and Lu Hsiang-shan 435
30. 27. What Wang Yang-ming Thought of Chu Hsi 462
31. 28. Chu Hsi and Taoism 486
32. 29. Chu Hsi and Buddhism 509
33. 30. Chu Hsi's Treatment of Women 537
34. 31. Shen Chi-tsu's Accusations against Chu Hsi 548
35. 32. Chu Hsi and Chin-men (Quemoy) 559
36. 33. Hu Shih and Chu Hsi 563
37. Chinese Glossary 569
38. Index 595