{"product_id":"essentials-of-neo-confucianism-eight-major-philosophers-of-the-song-and-ming-periods-hardcover","title":"Essentials of Neo-Confucianism: Eight Major Philosophers of the Song and Ming Periods - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSiu-Chi Huang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuang's book analyzes the major Neo-Confucian philosophers from the eleventh to the sixteenth centuries. Focusing on metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical philosophical issues, this study presents the historical development of the Neo-Confucian school, an outgrowth of ancient Confucianism, and characterizes its thought, background, and influence. Key concepts--for example  Utai-ji (supreme ultimate),  Uxin (mind), and  Uren (humanity)--as interpreted by each thinker are discussed in detail. Also examined are the two major schools that developed during this period, Cheng-Zhu, School of Principle, and Lu-Wang, School of Mind. These schools, despite different philosophical orientations, were convinced that their common goal, to bring about a harmonious relationships between man and the universe and between man and man, could be achieved through different ways of philosophizing. To understand the Chinese mind, it is necessary to understand Neo-Confucianism as a reformation of early Confucianism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis analytical presentation of major Neo-Confucian philosophers, from the eleventh to the sixteenth centuries, examines Zhou Dun-yi (1017-1073), Shao Yong (1011-1077), Zhang Zai (1020-1077), Cheng Hao (1032-1085), Cheng Yi (1033-1107), Zhu Xi (1130-1200), Lu Xiang-shan (1139-1193), and Wang Yang-ming (1427-1529). With its focus on metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical philosophical issues, Huang's study presents the historical development of the Neo-Confucian school, an outgrowth of ancient Confucianism, and characterizes its thought, background, and influence. Key concepts--for example,  Utai-ji (supreme ultimate),  Uxin (mind), and  Uren (humanity)--as interpreted by each thinker are discussed in detail. The two major schools that developed during these six centuries are examined as well. Lu-Wang, School of Mind, developed in criticism of Cheng-Zhu, School of Principle. The two schools, despite different approaches toward their philosophical pursuits, were convinced that their common goals, to bring about harmonious relationships between man and the universe and between man and man, could be achieved through different ways of philosophizing. To understand the Chinese mind, it is necessary to understand Neo-Confucianism as a reformation of early Confucianism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScholars of Eastern religions and philosophy will appreciate the objective interpretations of each thinker's philosophy, for which pertinent passages spoken by each man have been selected and translated by the author from the original Chinese, and the comparisons of the Neo-Confucian philosophies with those of the West. An introduction provides the historical background in which to study the rise of Neo-Confucianism. The study is organized ehronologically and includes a glossary of terms and a bibliography which serves as a helpful guide for further research.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSiu-chi Huang\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emerita of philosophy and former department chair of Beaver College in Pennsylvania. She received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and an honorary doctorate of letters from Beaver College. In addition to being a former visiting professor at the University of Hawaii, Xiamen (Amoy) University, and Fudan University (Shanghai), Dr. Huang is also the author of \u003ci\u003eLu Hsiang-shan: A Twelfth Century Idealist Philosopher\u003c\/i\u003e (1944) and \u003ci\u003eZhang Zai\u003c\/i\u003e (1987). Works Dr. Huang has translated include George Berkeley's \u003ci\u003eThree Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous\u003c\/i\u003e and Josiah Royce's\u003ci\u003e Sources of Religious Insight\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.82 x 6.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129834344528,"sku":"9780313264498","price":142.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/dXlHWmlHVzdrT2xDV3d1NXhxeTVKZz09.webp?v=1773478266","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/essentials-of-neo-confucianism-eight-major-philosophers-of-the-song-and-ming-periods-hardcover","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}