Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. About Liang Shuming and Fundamentals of Chinese Culture 9
4. Acknowledgements 13
5. Preface to This Translation 17
6. Liang’s Preface 19
7. Chapter One Introduction 25
8. Chapter Two “Family” to Chinese People 51
9. Chapter Three Westerners Living as a Group 71
10. Chapter Four Chinese People’s Lack of Group-centered Life 93
11. Chapter Five China as an Ethics-Oriented Society 109
12. Chapter Six Morality as Religion 129
13. Chapter Seven Rationality – A Human Characteristic 163
14. Chapter Eight Class Divisions and Professional Distinction 185
15. Chapter Nine China: A Nation or Not? 207
16. Chapter Ten Governance and Times of Peace and Prosperity 245
17. Chapter Eleven A Cycle of Times of Peace and Prosperity and Periods of Chaos 281
18. Chapter Twelve Human Cultural Precocity 315
19. Chapter Thirteen China after Cultural Precocity 351
20. Chapter Fourteen Conclusion 377
21. Select Bibliography 411
22. Index 415