Late Works of Mou Zongsan

In Late Works of Mou Zongsan, Jason Clower publishes English translations of this most famous and influential of modern Chinese philosophers for the first time. In essays chosen for their clarity and approachability, this leading contemporary Confucian speaks on the topics that best define his career: the future of Chinese culture and philosophy, the unique achievements of Confucianism, the place of Buddhism and Daoism in Chinese culture, and the possibility of a new partnership between Chinese and Western thought.

Jason Clower, Ph.D. (2008), Harvard University, is Associate Professor of Comparative Religion and Asian Studies at California State University, Chico. He has published studies of Confucian and Buddhist thought, including The Unlikely Buddhologist: Tiantai Buddhism in Mou Zongsan’s New Confucianism (Brill, 2010).

“Clower’s introductory chapter [is] commendable for doing far more to introduce and contextualise Mou and his ideas than the standard, obligatory editorial scene-setting of many edited collections. And Clower’s thoughtful and detailed footnotes throughout the body of Mou’s essays provide auxiliary information of sinological interest as well as general background, context, and translation clarification, ensuring each essay is readable as a standalone piece.”
Anton Killin, Victoria University of Wellington and Massey University, New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 18, No. 1 June 2016

“Clower’s selection of essays by Mou Zongsan is an excellent introduction into the intellectual world of one of the most influential thinkers of China’s twentieth century. The essays chosen are very different in character, but their arrangement is well-considered and in their entirety they yield a representative and detailed picture of Mou’s vision of Chinese philosophy. Anyone interested in the history of New Confucianism and in the intellectual history of twentieth century China in general will profit from reading this book. The book includes a helpful index which facilitates the reader’s orientation, and numerous notes ensure that it is also accessible to a broader public.”
Rafael Suter, University of Zurich, Asiatische Studien / Etudes Asiatiques, 70(1), 2016