Contents
Translator’s Introduction ix
Introduction: Looking Back and Reflecting on Sixty Years of Research on
Chinese Philosophy 1
Translated by Chad Meyers
1 Two Big Stages and Five Small Stages 3
2 The Eight Big Fields that Have Been Popular in the Last Thirty
Years 11
1 The Fusion of East and West and the Establishment of Chinese
Philosophy as a Discipline in the Early Twentieth Century 18
Translated by Yuan Ai
1.1 Wang Guowei, Liang Qichao, and Chinese Philosophy as a
Discipline 19
1.2 The Paradigm of Hu Shi and Feng Youlan—Under the Influence of
Anglo-American Philosophy 31
1.3 The Paradigms of Guo Moruo and Hou Wailu—Under the Influence
of Marxism 42
2 The Early Achievements in Research on Chinese Philosophy
(1949–1978) 52
Translated by Chad Meyers
2.1 Chinese Philosophy under the Direction of Marxism 52
2.2 Chinese Philosophy’s Paradigm of the “Two Pairs” and the
Corresponding Debate 64
2.3 The Initial Academic Achievements of Research in Chinese
Philosophy 75
3 Transformations of Research in Chinese Philosophy (1978–2009) 86
Translated by Dan Sarafinas
3.1 Liberation in Thought and the Shifting Research Paradigm 86
3.2 Historical Research and Research in Philosophical Categories 101
3.3 Subjectivity of Chinese Philosophy and Paradigm Reconstruction 118
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4 Research on Pre-Qin Philosophy 131
Translated by C.M. Morrow
4.1 Confucianism 131
4.2 Daoism 150
4.3 Mohism 163
4.4 The Logicians, Legalists, and Military Strategists 172
5 Philosophical Research on the Qin-Han and Sui-Tang Periods 180
Translated by Dimitra Amarantidou
5.1 Philosophical Thought in the Qin-Han 180
5.2 Wei-Jin Xuanxue 193
5.3 The Collation of Classical Buddhist Texts and the History of Chinese
Buddhism 203
5.4 Major Buddhist Schools 219
5.5 The Collation of Daoist Texts and the History of Chinese
Daoism 232
5.6 Daoist Schools 244
5.7 Sui-Tang Confucianism and School of Confucian Classics 253
6 Research on Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism 263
Translated by Chad Meyers and Joanna Guzowska
6.1 Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism 263
6.2 The Lu-Wang School of Mind 273
6.3 The Qi Tradition and Early Enlightenment 287
7 Studies in Early Modern and Modern Chinese Philosophy 307
Translated by Joanna Guzowska
7.1 Research in Early Modern Philosophy 307
7.2 The Sinicization of Marxist Philosophy 316
7.3 Modern New Confucianism 326
7.4 Liberalism 348
8 Contemporary Scholarship on Chinese Classics 355
Translated by Martyna Świątczak
8.1 Classics and the Study of Classics as the Foundation of Chinese
Culture 359
8.2 The Study of the Zhou Yi and Its Commentaries since the 1950s 370
8.3 Overview of the Scholarship on Shi and Shu in Recent Years 382
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9 A Study of Minorities Philosophy 393
Translated by Sharon Small
9.1 The Rise and Controversy of “Minorities Philosophy” 393
9.2 Specific Research 405
9.3 A Comprehensive History of and Monograph on the Philosophy of
All Ethnic Groups 415
9.4 Trends 424
10 Studies on Ancient Philosophy of Nature and the Philosophy of
Science and Technology 427
Translated by Paul J. D’Ambrosio
10.1 Ancient Philosophy of Nature and Its Characteristics 427
10.2 Philosophical Thinking in Ancient Science and Technology 439
10.3 On the Relationship between Ancient Philosophy and Science and
Technology 448
10.4 Ancient Philosophy of Nature and the Research Method of the
Philosophy of Science and Technology 459
11 Studies in Classical Logic and Epistemology 464
Translated by Joanna Guzowska
11.1 Research in the History of Chinese Logic 464
11.2 Problems in Research on Chinese Logic 481
11.3 Major Developments in the Study of Classical Epistemology 489
11.4 Research Paradigms in the Study of Chinese Logic and Classical
Epistemology 503
12 Studies on Ancient Social and Political Philosophy 507
Translated by Martyna Świątczak
12.1 Three Stages of Studies on Ancient Political Philosophy 507
12.2 Contemporary Research on Ancient Political Philosophy 514
12.3 Specific Topics of Scholarship on Ancient Political Philosophy in
Recent Years 524
12.4 The Methodological Reflection and Prospects of Scholarship on
Ancient Political Philosophy 537
12.5 Society, Religion, Ethics, and Rites in Ancient China 539
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13 Excavated Bamboo and Silk Texts in Scholarship on the History of
Chinese Philosophy 544
Translated by Robert Carleo III
13.1 Relevant Excavated Texts of the Last Six Decades 544
13.2 Excavated Texts and Scholarship on Classics and Masters
Literature 555
Afterword 591
Guo Qiyong 郭齐勇
Glossary of Historical Texts 593
Glossary of Personal Names 597