The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Philosophy [Hardcover]

The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Philosophycollects new essays on important texts and figures in the history of Chinese thought. The essays cover both well-known texts such as theAnalectsand theZhuangzias well as many of the lesser-known thinkers in the classical and post-classical Chinese tradition. Most of the chapters focus on thinkers or texts in one of three important historical movements: Classical ( pre-Qin ) Chinese philosophy, Chinese Buddhism, and the Confucian response to Buddhism ( neo-Confucianism broadly construed). Each essay presents cutting-edge work on important topics in the Chinese tradition and yet is written for a general philosophical audience.The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Philosophycollects new essays by both senior and up and coming contributors, on important texts and figures in the history of Chinese thought. The essays cover both well-known texts such as theAnalectsand theZhuangzias well as many of the lesser-known thinkers in the classical and post-classical Chinese tradition. Most of the chapters focus on thinkers or texts in one of three important historical movements: Classical ( pre-Qin ) Chinese philosophy, Chinese Buddhism, and the Confucian response to Buddhism ( neo-Confucianism broadly construed). The volume provides an accessible point of entry into the more challenging and technical post-classical tradition, including Chinese Buddhism and neo-Confucianism from the Song dynasty onward. Topics covered include ethics and its foundations, politics, knowledge, philosophical psychology, and metaphysics. Each essay presents cutting-edge work on important topics in the Chinese tradition and yet is written for a general philosophical audience.PrefaceIntroductionList of contributorsPart I: The Foundations of ethics1. A Theological Voluntarist Consequentialism in the MoziHui Chieh Loy2. The Nature of Moral Norms in Xunzi's PhilosophyPhilip J. Ivanhoe3. Qing as the Foundationl3!