Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Part I
5. Introduction 3
6. Zhu Xi, Zhou Dunyi, and the Confucian dao 15
7. Zhou Dunyi’s Role in the daotong 37
8. The Interpenetration of Activity and Stillness 77
9. Taiji as “Supreme Polarity” 111
10. Conclusions 137
11. Translations of Zhou Dunyi’s Major Works and Zhu Xi’s Commentaries, with Further Discussions by Zhu Xi and His Students
12. Introduction 147
13. The Supreme Polarity Diagram (Taijitu 太極圖) 151
14. Discussion of the Supreme Polarity Diagram (Taijitu shuo 太極圖說) 167
15. Penetrating the Scripture of Change (Tongshu 通書) 203
16. Zhu Xi’s Postfaces and Notes 299
17. Bibliography 309
18. Index 323