The ways of Confucianism : investigations in Chinese philosophy / David S. Nivison ; edited with an introduction by Bryan W. Van Norden.
"Nivison brings out the exciting variety within Confucian thought, as he interprets and elucidates key thinkers from over two thousand years, from Confucius himself, through Mencius and Xunzi, to such later Confucians as Wang Yangming, Dai Zhen, and Zhang Xuecheng."--Cover.
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. "Virtue" in Bone and Bronze
- 3. The Paradox of 'Virtue'
- 4. Can Virtue Be Self-Taught?
- 5. Golden Rule Arguments in Chinese Moral Philosophy
- 6. Weakness of Will in Ancient Chinese Philosophy
- 7. Motivation and Moral Action in Mencius
- 8. Philosophical Voluntarism in Fourth-Century China
- 9. Two Roots or One?
- 10. Problems in the Mengzi: 6A3-5
- 11. Problems in the Mengzi: 7A17
- 12. On Translating Mencius
- 13. Xunzi on "Human Nature"
- 14. The Philosophy of Wang Yangming
- 15. Moral Decision in Wang Yangming: The Problem of Chinese "Existentialism"
- 16. The Philosophy of Zhang Xuecheng
- 17. Two Kinds of "Naturalism": Dai Zhen and Zhang Xuecheng
- Notes
- Annotated References
- Index of Names and Subjects
- Index Locorum.