Discourse on the Natural Theology of the Chinese

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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1977

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Henry Rosemont, Jr. is currently a visiting scholar in the Religious Studies Department at Brown University.

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Introduction
I. Background of the Discourse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
II. Sources of Leibniz's Knowledge of China Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	7
III. The Chinese Intellectual Tradition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	17
IV. Outline and Structure of the Discourse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	34
V. The Manuscript and Its Translation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	39
Footnotes to the Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	44
Discourse On The Natural Theology of the Chinese
I. Chinese Opinion Concerning God Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	53
II. Chinese Opinion Concerning the Productions of God or Prime Matter, and Spirits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	92
III. Chinese Opinion Concerning the Human Soul, its Immortality, Rewards and Punishments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	141
IV. Concerning the Characters which Fohi, Founder of the Chinese Empire, used in His Writings and Binary Arithmetic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	157
Appendix: Variant Readings of the Text Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	167
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	170
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	175

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