| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Part 1. Inner Saint: Some Aspects of Chinese Religion -- Chinese Faith Triangle: Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism -- The Basic Spirit of Chinese Culture and National Faith -- The Definition of Religion -- A Hermeneutic Investigation into Heaven: The Key Concept of Chinese Faith System -- The Religious Commitment of Confucian Style -- Religious Aspects of Daoism -- The Buddha Nature Theory and Its Social Value -- Human Dignity Reflected in Confucianism and Daoism -- A Confucian Perspective on the Enlightenment and Religion -- Part 2. Outer King: Some Aspects of Chinese Philosophy -- The Spirit of Chinese Philosophy -- A Brief Introduction to the New History of Chinese Philosophy -- Daoism as Philosophy of Lao Zi -- Zhuang Zi's Mentality of Cosmic Liberty -- The Philosophical Aspects of Chinese Buddhism -- Chinese Cosmopolitanism (tianxia) -- Moral Happiness of Confucius and Yan Hui (kongyan lechu) -- Proprieties as Governmental Rules of Confucian Hermeneutics -- Moral Rights and Justification of Revolution: Heart-Nature Theme of Mencius -- Political Personality Revealed in the Great Learning (daxue) -- Natural Justice and Its Political Implications in The Doctrine of the Mean (zhong yong) |
| Summary |
The book addresses academically the major aspects of Chinese religion and philosophy, designated as the doctrine of being internal sage and external king. The perspective applied is the integration between western and Chinese scholarship and English readers may gain an easy and interesting access to Chinese intellectual tradition, distinctive itself in a harmony between being holy and secular in any mundane human being to the western tradition of "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's". By this contrast the intellectual charms and spiritual merits of Chinese tradi |
| Analysis |
Philosophy (General) |
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Philosophy of Religion |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Philosophy and religion -- China
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Philosophy, Chinese.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Philosophy and religion
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Philosophy, Chinese
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Religion
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Religion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024177
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| Subject |
China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783642293177 |
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3642293174 |
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