Mencius: Contexts and Interpretations

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Mencius

Contexts and Interpretations

Edited by: Alan K. L. Chan

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2002

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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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Alan K. L. Chan

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1. The Ideological Background of the Mencian Discussion of Human Nature
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Ning Chen

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2. A Matter of Taste: Qi (Vital Energy) and the Tending of the Heart (Xin) in Mencius 2A2 ALAN K. L. CHAN
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3. Mencius and a Process Notion of Human Nature
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Roger T. Ames

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4. Biology and Culture in the Mencian View of Human Nature
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Irene Bloom

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5. Mengzi and Gaozi on Nei and Wai
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Kim-Chong Chong

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6. Xin and Moral Failure: Notes on an Aspect of Mencius’ Moral Psychology
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Antonio S. Cua

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7. Understanding Words and Knowing Men
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Jiuan Heng

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8. Between Family and State: Relational Tensions in Confucian Ethics
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Sor-Hoon Tan

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9. Casuistry and Character in the Mencius
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Robert Eno

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10. Mencius, Xunzi, and Dai Zhen
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Kwong-Loi Shun

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11. The Nature and Historical Context of the Mencius
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E. Bruce Brooks and A. Taeko Brooks

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12. Mengzi as Philosopher of History
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David Nivison

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13. Mencius and an Ethics of the New Century
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Donald J. Munro

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Contributors
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Index
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9780824863609

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824863609

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Mencius

Overview

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Ideological Background of the Mencian Discussion of Human Nature

2. A Matter of Taste: Qi (Vital Energy) and the Tending of the Heart (Xin) in Mencius 2A2 ALAN K. L. CHAN

3. Mencius and a Process Notion of Human Nature

4. Biology and Culture in the Mencian View of Human Nature

5. Mengzi and Gaozi on Nei and Wai

6. Xin and Moral Failure: Notes on an Aspect of Mencius’ Moral Psychology

7. Understanding Words and Knowing Men

8. Between Family and State: Relational Tensions in Confucian Ethics

9. Casuistry and Character in the Mencius

10. Mencius, Xunzi, and Dai Zhen

11. The Nature and Historical Context of the Mencius

12. Mengzi as Philosopher of History

13. Mencius and an Ethics of the New Century

Contributors

Index

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