Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. Part One. The Historical Dimension
7. 2. The Background of Neo-Confucianism 25
8. 3. Background of the Ch’un-ch’iu Commentaries 55
9. Part Two. The Ideological Dimension
10. 4. Sun Fu’s Views on Obedience to Authority: The Literal/Moral Levels 81
11. 5. The Views of Ch’eng I and Hu An-kuo: The Moral/Metaphysical Levels 111
12. 6. Statecraft and Natural Law in the West and China 132
13. 7. Implications for Modern China and Japan 148
14. Abbreviations 179
15. Notes 181
16. Selected Bibliography 233
17. Index 255