The Routledge History of Chinese Philosophy
Routledge History of World Philosophies Series

The History of Chinese Philosophy is a comprehensive and authoritative examination of the movements and thinkers that have shaped Chinese philosophy over the last three thousand years. An outstanding team of international contributors provide seventeen accessible entries organised into five clear parts:

Identity of Chinese Philosophy

Classical Chinese Philosophy (I): Pre-Han Period

Classical Chinese Philosophy (II): From Han Through Tang

Classical Chinese Philosophy (III): From Song Through Early Qing

Modern Chinese Philosophy: From Late Qing Through 21st Century

This outstanding collection is essential reading for students of Chinese philosophy, and will be of interest to those seeking to explore the lasting significance this rich and complex philosophical tradition.

Introduction Part 1: Identity of Chinese Philosophy 1. Emergence of the History of Chinese Philosophy Part 2: Classical Chinese Philosophy (I): Pre-Han Period 2. The Ways of Thinking Cheng 3. Classical Confucianism (1): Confucius and the Lun-Yü 4. The Mohist School 5. School of Names 6. Classical Confucianism (2): Meng Zi and Xun Zi 7. Daoism (1): Lao Zi and the Dao-De-Jing Xiaogan Liu8. Daoism (2): Zhuang Zi and the Zhuang-Zi Vincent Shen Part 3: Classical Chinese Philosophy (II): From Han Through Tang 9. Han Thought 10. Neo-Daoism 11. Chinese Buddhism Part 4: Classical Chinese Philosophy (III): From Song Through Early Qing12. Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism (1): From Cheng Yi to Zhu Xi Shu-hsien Liu 13. Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism (2): From Lu Jiuyuan to Wang Yang-ming 14. Philosophical Development in Late Ming and Early Qing Chung-yi Cheng Part 5: Modern Chinese Philosophy: From Late Qing Through 21st Century 15. Enlightenment Movement: Introducing Western Thoughts and Early Engagement Attempts 16. Development of Dialectical Materialism in China 17. Modern Neo-Confucian Movement 18. Constructive Engagement of Chinese and Western Philosophy: A Contemporary Trend Towards World Philosophy Appendixes. Chronology of Philosophers. Note on Transcription. Index

Bo Mou is Director of the Center for Comparative Philosophy at San Jose State University, USA. He has published widely in Chinese philosophy, analytic philosophy and comparative Chinese-Western philosophy, concerning philosophy of language, metaphysics, philosophical methodology and ethics.