| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) |
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Modern Chinese philosophy ; v. 3 |
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Modern Chinese philosophy ; v. 3.
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| Contents |
Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One The Shaping of the Concept of Religion in China; Chapter Two A Philosophy and Typology of Religion; Chapter Three Christianity as a Social Religion; Chapter Four Buddhism as the True Religion; Chapter Five Buddhist Practice and Yogacara Epistemology; Chapter Six Buddhist Ontology; Chapter Seven Opposition to Humanistic Buddhism; Chapter Eight Confucian Morality as a Substitute for Religion; Chapter Nine Religious Aspects of Liang's Public and Private Lives; Conclusion Broadening the Concept of Religion for Today; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Liang Shuming (1895-1988) is one of the most important Chinese philosophers in twentieth century China. Generally considered to be a Confucian, and even the last Confucian, the author argues that he was in fact a Buddhist. Liang's thoughts are analysed within the background of the intellectual debates on religion in republican China. He reshaped the Western concept of religion from the standpoint of YogÄura Buddhism. Yet, he advocated for the present time Confucianism as the ethical religion that would lead ultimately to the Buddhist liberation. Examining Liang's religious belief sheds new lig |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Liang, Shuming, 1893-1988.
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Liang, Shuming, 1893-1988 -- Religion
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Liang, Shuming, 1893-1988 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Liang, Shuming, 1893-1988 fast |
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Philosophers -- China -- Biography
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Buddhism -- Influence.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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RELIGION -- Confucianism.
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Buddhism -- Influence
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Philosophers
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Religion
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China
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Biographies
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004171510 |
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9004171517 |
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9789047424833 |
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9047424832 |
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1283119358 |
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9781283119351 |
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9786613119353 |
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6613119350 |
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