History of Chinese Philosophy in the Ming Dynasty

This book starts with the classification of the main views of different thinkers after the study of the original materials, which covers all the thinkers' thoughts and conceptions. A major objective of this book is to reveal the ideas of the philosophers. Key ideological opinions are stated with the former discussion of exact questions and further clarification of their philosophical meaning, which enables the readers to better understand the meaning and value of the philosophical thoughts.

Since the logic and history are in accordance with each other, a frame of conception is formed then. Then, the author clearly explains the logical relationship in the frame mentioned before, as well as the formation of the key concepts and their relationship.

Auteur

Xuezhi Zhang received Ph.D. of Literature at Tokyo University. He is now a Professor at the School of Philosophy in Peking University, Ph.D. Tutor, Dean of the International Confucian Academic Association, Vice President of the China Confucian Association, and the Associate Editor of The History of Chinese Philosophy. He is specialized in the sphere of the history of Chinese philosophy, Confucianism, and Chinese modern philosophy.

Contenu
Introduction.- Cao Duan and the Rise of Ming Dynasty Neo-Confucianism.- Xue Xuan's Hedong Learning and Ming Dynasty Guanzhong Scholars.- Wu Yubi's Self-Governance and Hu Juren's Holding to Respect.- Chen Xianzhang and the Origins of the Learning of the Mind.- Zhan Ruoshui's 'Ubiquitous Realisation of Heavenly Principle' and His Academic Lineage.- Wang Yangming's Learning of Innate Moral Knowing.- Wang Longxi's A Priori Rightness of Mind and Qian Dehong's A Posteriori Sincerity of Intention.