Zhu Zhu Xi

Basic Teachings
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-231-55642-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch

Zhu Xi (1130–1200) was the preeminent Confucian thinker of the Song dynasty. This book presents the essential teachings of the new Confucian (“Neo-Confucian”) philosophical system that he forged. Daniel K. Gardner’s translation renders these discussions and sayings in an accessible, conversational style.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zhu, Xi

Weitere Mitwirkende

Gardner, Daniel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Notes on the Text and Translation
1. Foundations of the Universe
A. Principle (Li) and Psychophysical Stuff (Qi)
B. Heaven and Earth
C. Spirit Beings
2. Human Beings
A. Human Nature and the Nature of Things
B. Principle and Psychophysical Stuff in Humans
C. The Mind-Heart: Where Human Nature and Human Desire Meet
3. Learning
A. Lesser Learning and Greater Learning
B. Learning, the General Principles
C. Extending Knowledge and Probing Principle
4. A Theory of Reading
A. Why Read
B. What to Read
C. How to Read
5. Moral Self-Cultivation
A. Holding on to the Mind-Heart
B. Subduing Desires and Actualizing Moral Principle
Glossary
Notes
Works Cited
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel K. Gardner is Dwight W. Morrow Professor Emeritus of History at Smith College. His many books include Learning to Be a Sage: Selections from the Conversations of Master Chu, Arranged Topically (1990), Zhu Xi’s Reading of the Analects: Canon, Commentary, and the Classical Tradition (2003), and Confucianism: A Very Short Introduction (2014).