A History of Chinese Philosophy, Volume 1: The Period of the Philosophers (From the Beginnings to Circa 100 B.C.)

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Since its original publication in Chinese in the 1930s, this work has been accepted by Chinese scholars as the most important contribution to the study of their country's philosophy. In 1952 the book was published by Princeton University Press in an English translation by the distinguished scholar of Chinese history, Derk Bodde, "the dedicated translator of Fung Yu-lan's huge history of Chinese philosophy" (New York Times Book Review). Available for the first time in paperback, it remains the most complete work on the subject in any language. Volume I covers the period of the philosophers, from the beginnings to around 100 B.C., a philosophical period as remarkable as that of ancient Greece. Volume II discusses a period lesser known in the West--the period of classical learning, from the second century B.C. to the twentieth century. Table of Contents Translator’s Preface Historical Introduction Revisions and Additions for the Second Edition Chart of Traditional Chinese History Until Confucius I—Introduction II—A General Survey of the Period of the Philosophers III—Philosophical and Religious Thought prior to Confucius IV—Confucius and the Rise of Confucianism V—Mo Tzü and the Early Mohist School VI—Mencius and his School of Confucianism VII—The ‘Hundred Schools’ VIII—Lao Tzü and his School of Taoism IX—Hui Shih, Kung-sun Lung and the Other Dialecticians X—Chuang Tzü and his School of Taoism XI—The Later Mohist School XII—Hsün Tzü and his School of Confucianism XIII—Han Fei Tzü and the Other Legalists XIV—The Confucians of the Ch’in and Han Dynasties XV—The Appendices of the Book of Changes and the Cosmology of the Huai-nan-tzü XVI—Confucian discussions on the Six Disciplines, and the Ultimate Triumph of Confucianism Appendix—Chronological Table of the Philosophers Bibliography Index