Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface XI
4. 1 Introduction 1
5. 2 A General Statement on Neo-Confucianism 21
6. 3 Chu Hsi's Contribution to Confucian Learning and the Flaws in His Theoretical Thinking 26
7. 4 A Historical Perspective on Chu Hsi's Learning 32
8. 5 A Comparative Study of Chu Hsi and the Ch' eng Brothers 43
9. 6 Chu Hsi's Theory of Metaphysical Structure 58
10. 7 The Great Ultimate and Heaven in Chu Hsi's Philosophy 79
11. 8 On Chu Hsi's Theory of the Great Ultimate 93
12. 9 Zhu Xi's Doctrine of Principle 116
13. 10 What Was New in the Ch'eng-Chu Theory of Human Nature? 138
14. 11 The System of Chu Hsi's Philosophy 158
15. 12 Chu Hsi's Methodology and Theory of Understanding 169
16. 13 Chu Hsi and Wisdom as Hidden and Stored 197
17. 14 Chu Hsi's "Treatise on Jen" 212
18. 15 Morality and Knowledge in Chu Hsi's Philosophical System 228
19. 16 Chu Hsi on the Standard and the Expedient 255
20. 17 Chu Hsi on Personal Cultivation 273
21. 18 An Analysis of Chu Hsi's System of Thought of I 292
22. 19 Chu Hsi's Discipline of Propriety 312
23. 20 Chu Hsi as Literary Theorist and Critic 337
24. 21 Chu Hsi and Religion 355
25. 22 Chu Hsi on Buddhism 377
26. 23 Chu Hsi and His World 408
27. 24 The Problem of Orthodoxy in Chu Hsi's Philosophy 437
28. 25 A Reappraisal of Chu Hsi's Philosophy 461
29. 26 Chu Hsi and Hu Hung 480
30. 27 The Establishment of the School of Chu Hsi and Its Propagation in Fukien 503
31. 28 Chu Hsi's Influence in Yuan Times 521
32. 29 Some Thoughts on Ming-Qing Neo-Confucianism 551
33. 30 The Korean Controversy over Chu Hsi's View on the Nature of Man and Things 570
34. 31 The Tradition of the Way in Japan 584
35. Appendix A Biography of Chu Hsi 595
36. Appendix B Conference Personnel 603
37. Appendix C Sponsors: International Conference on Chu Hsi 613
38. Index 615