Huang'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. This
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. Scholars
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.
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