Description
This book is a cognitive semantic study of the Chinese conceptualization of the heart, traditionally seen as the central faculty of cognition. The concept of HEART, encoded in the word xin, lies at the core of Chinese thought and medicine, and its importance to Chinese culture is extensively manifested in the Chinese language. The study explores this important concept and its cultural models along both diachronic and synchronic dimensions and with a cross-cultural perspective.
Chapter
2.1. Introduction: Basic philosophical notions and constructs
pp.:
50 – 53
2.2. The heart as the locus of the “mind”
pp.:
53 – 62
2.3. The heart as the locus of moral sense
pp.:
62 – 81
2.4. The heart as the locus of societal governance
pp.:
81 – 101
2.5. Summary and discussion
pp.:
101 – 108
3.1. Introduction: Basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine
pp.:
108 – 125
3.2. The heart as the ruler of the body
pp.:
125 – 133
3.3. The heart as the grand master of the internal organs
pp.:
133 – 145
3.4. The heart or brain: Which one governs the spiritual light?
pp.:
145 – 155
3.5. Summary and discussion
pp.:
155 – 161
4.1. Introduction: A cognitive semantic study
pp.:
161 – 174
4.2. The heart as a physical entity
pp.:
174 – 182
4.3. The heart as the locus of one’s inner self
pp.:
182 – 207
4.4. The heart as the locus of mental life
pp.:
207 – 236
4.5. The heart as the locus of emotional life
pp.:
236 – 266
4.6. Summary and discussion
pp.:
266 – 305
5.1. Introduction: Textual analysis
pp.:
305 – 324
5.2. The heart in an essay on the “heart”
pp.:
324 – 327
5.3. The heart in some poems on the “heart”
pp.:
327 – 342
5.4. Summary and discussion
pp.:
342 – 363
6.1. Introduction: An external viewpoint
pp.:
363 – 368
6.2. Conceptions of the heart and brain in the West
pp.:
368 – 370
6.3. A comparative perspective from English
pp.:
370 – 386
6.4. Four humors and five elements
pp.:
386 – 395
6.5. Summary and discussion
pp.:
395 – 402
7.1. Looking back in perspective: Some highlights
pp.:
402 – 407
7.2. Bringing into focus: Holism and dualism, heart and head
pp.:
407 – 416
7.3. Looking beyond: Methodological issues
pp.:
416 – 423
7.4. Emerging from it: Afterword
pp.:
423 – 429
Backmatter
pp.:
429 – 430