Zhu Xi, selected writings

by Zhu, Xi

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Title Statements

Full title :Zhu Xi, selected writings / edited by Philip J. Ivanhoe.

Summary

"This volume contains nine chapters of translations, by a range of leading scholars, focusing on core themes in the philosophy of Zhu Xi (1130-1200), one of the most influential Chinese thinkers of the later Confucian tradition. It includes an Introduction to Zhu's life and thought, a chronology of important events in his life, and a list of key terms of art. Zhu Xi's philosophy offers the most systematic and comprehensive expression of the Confucian tradition; he sought to explain and show the connections between the classics, relate them to a range of contemporary philosophical issues concerning the metaphysical underpinnings of the tradition, and defend Confucianism against competing traditions such as Daoism and Buddhism. He elevated the Four Books--i.e. the Analects, Mengzi, Great Learning, and Doctrine of the Mean--to a new and preeminent position within the Confucian canon and his edition and interpretation of these four texts was adpoted as the basis for the Imperial Examination System, which served as the pathway to officialdom and success in traditional Chinese society. Zhu Xi's interpretation remained the orthodox tradition until the collapse of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) and exerted a profound and enduring influence on how Confucianism was understood in Korea, Japan, and Vietnam."--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2019

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:New York, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:2019

The Physical Object

Description:xxii, 215 pages ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780190861254, 0190861258, 9780190861261, 0190861266
oclc:on1080546582
LC Classification:PL2679
Dewey Decimal:181/.112

Chronology of important events in Zhu Xi's life -- Introduction -- Metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics / [introduced by] Philip J. Ivanhoe -- Moral psychology and cultivating the self / [introduced by] Curie Virág -- Politics and government / [introduced by] Justin Tiwald -- Poetry, literature, textual study, and hermeneutics / [introduced by] On-cho Ng -- Social conditions of his time / [introduced by] Beverly Bossler -- Heaven, ghosts and spirits, and ritual / [introduced by] Hoyt Tillman -- Criticisms of Buddhism, Daoism, and the learning of the heart-mind / [introduced by] Ellen Neskar and Ari Borrell -- Science and natural philosophy / [introduced by] Yung Sik Kim -- Zhu Xi's commentarial work: abiding in the mean and the constant / Daniel Gardner.

Subjects

China Criticism, interpretation, etc Early works Philosophie confucéenne -- Chine Philosophie confucéenne -- Ouvrages ava… Philosophy, Confucian Philosophy, Confucian -- China Philosophy, Confucian -- Early works to… Zhu, Xi