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

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

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