Contents

Translator’s Introduction

Introduction Looking Back and Reflecting on Sixty Years of Research on Chinese Philosophy

1 Two Big Stages and Five Small Stages

2 The Eight Big Fields that Have Been Popular in the Last Thirty Years

Chapter 1 The Fusion of East and West and the Establishment of Chinese Philosophy as a Discipline in the Early Twentieth Century

1.1 Wang Guowei, Liang Qichao, and Chinese Philosophy as a Discipline

1.2 The Paradigm of Hu Shi and Feng Youlan—Under the Influence of Anglo-American Philosophy

1.3 The Paradigms of Guo Moruo and Hou Wailu—Under the Influence of Marxism

Chapter 2 The Early Achievements in Research on Chinese Philosophy (1949–1978)

2.1 Chinese Philosophy under the Direction of Marxism

2.2 Chinese Philosophy’s Paradigm of the “Two Pairs” and the Corresponding Debate

2.3 The Initial Academic Achievements of Research in Chinese Philosophy

Chapter 3 Transformations of Research in Chinese Philosophy (1978–2009)

3.1 Liberation in Thought and the Shifting Research Paradigm

3.2 Historical Research and Research in Philosophical Categories

3.3 Subjectivity of Chinese Philosophy and Paradigm Reconstruction

Chapter 4 Research on Pre-Qin Philosophy

4.1 Confucianism

4.2 Daoism

4.3 Mohism

4.4 The Logicians, Legalists, and Military Strategists

Chapter 5 Philosophical Research on the Qin-Han and Sui-Tang Periods

5.1 Philosophical Thought in the Qin-Han

5.2 Wei-Jin Xuanxue

5.3 The Collation of Classical Buddhist Texts and the History of Chinese Buddhism

5.4 Major Buddhist Schools

5.5 The Collation of Daoist Texts and the History of Chinese Daoism

5.6 Daoist Schools

5.7 Sui-Tang Confucianism and School of Confucian Classics

Chapter 6 Research on Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism

6.1 Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism

6.2 The Lu-Wang School of Mind

6.3 The Qi Tradition and Early Enlightenment

Chapter 7 Studies in Early Modern and Modern Chinese Philosophy

7.1 Research in Early Modern Philosophy

7.2 The Sinicization of Marxist Philosophy

7.3 Modern New Confucianism

7.4 Liberalism

Chapter 8 Contemporary Scholarship on Chinese Classics

8.1 Classics and the Study of Classics as the Foundation of Chinese Culture

8.2 The Study of the Zhou Yi and Its Commentaries since the 1950s

8.3 Overview of the Scholarship on Shi and Shu in Recent Years

Chapter 9 A Study of Minorities Philosophy

9.1 The Rise and Controversy of “Minorities Philosophy”

9.2 Specific Research

9.3 A Comprehensive History of and Monograph on the Philosophy of All Ethnic Groups

9.4 Trends

Chapter 10 Studies on Ancient Philosophy of Nature and the Philosophy of Science and Technology

10.1 Ancient Philosophy of Nature and Its Characteristics

10.2 Philosophical Thinking in Ancient Science and Technology

10.3 On the Relationship between Ancient Philosophy and Science and Technology

10.4 Ancient Philosophy of Nature and the Research Method of the Philosophy of Science and Technology

Chapter 11 Studies in Classical Logic and Epistemology

11.1 Research in the History of Chinese Logic

11.2 Problems in Research on Chinese Logic

11.3 Major Developments in the Study of Classical Epistemology

11.4 Research Paradigms in the Study of Chinese Logic and Classical Epistemology

Chapter 12 Studies on Ancient Social and Political Philosophy

12.1 Three Stages of Studies on Ancient Political Philosophy

12.2 Contemporary Research on Ancient Political Philosophy

12.3 Specific Topics of Scholarship on Ancient Political Philosophy in Recent Years

12.4 The Methodological Reflection and Prospects of Scholarship on Ancient Political Philosophy

12.5 Society, Religion, Ethics, and Rites in Ancient China

Chapter 13 Excavated Bamboo and Silk Texts in Scholarship on the History of Chinese Philosophy

13.1 Relevant Excavated Texts of the Last Six Decades

13.2 Excavated Texts and Scholarship on Classics and Masters Literature

Afterword

Glossary of Historical Texts

Glossary of Personal Names