3.5. Summary and discussion

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Table of contents VII
3. Chapter 1. Introduction: Heart, body and mind
4. 1.1. Object and goal: Chinese concept of xin ‘heart’ 1
5. 1.2. Heart, culture, and cognition 6
6. 1.3. Body, society, and cognition 12
7. 1.4. Body, mind, and culture 19
8. 1.5. Cognitive semantic study of metaphor: Embodiment 28
9. 1.6. Structure of the book 34
10. Chapter 2. The HEART in ancient Chinese philosophy
11. 2.1. Introduction: Basic philosophical notions and constructs 36
12. 2.2. The heart as the locus of the “mind” 44
13. 2.3. The heart as the locus of moral sense 62
14. 2.4. The heart as the locus of societal governance 81
15. 2.5. Summary and discussion 87
16. Chapter 3 The HEART in traditional Chinese medicine
17. 3.1. Introduction: Basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine 103
18. 3.2. The heart as the ruler of the body a110
19. 3.3. The heart as the grand master of the internal organs 121
20. 3.4. The heart or brain: Which one governs the spiritual light? 130
21. 3.5. Summary and discussion 135
22. Chapter 4 The HEART in present-day Chinese language
23. 4.1. Introduction: A cognitive semantic study 147
24. 4.2. The heart as a physical entity 154
25. 4.3. The heart as the locus of one’s inner self 178
26. 4.4. The heart as the locus of mental life 206
27. 4.5. The heart as the locus of emotional life 235
28. 4.6. Summary and discussion 273
29. Chapter 5 The HEART in present-day Chinese discourse
30. 5.1. Introduction: Textual analysis 291
31. 5.2. The heart in an essay on the “heart” 293
32. 5.3. The heart in some poems on the “heart” 308
33. 5.4. Summary and discussion 328
34. Chapter 6 The HEART in cross-cultural comparison
35. 6.1. Introduction: An external viewpoint 332
36. 6.2. Conceptions of the heart and brain in the West 333
37. 6.3. A comparative perspective from English 349
38. 6.4. Four humors and five elements 357
39. 6.5. Summary and discussion 363
40. Chapter 7 Conclusion
41. 7.1. Looking back in perspective: Some highlights 367
42. 7.2. Bringing into focus: Holism and dualism, heart and head 375
43. 7.3. Looking beyond: Methodological issues 382
44. 7.4. Emerging from it: Afterword 387
45. Backmatter 388