Readings in Han Chinese Thought

by Csikszentmihalyi, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780872207097
• ISBN10: 0872207099
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-30
• Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc

Summary

The first comprehensive English-language collection of the writings of this pivotal period in Chinese intellectual history, this volume provides translations of key works, arranged chronologically within topics, and accompanied by substantive headnotes, a glossary, and a bibliography.

Table of Contents

Foreword	viii
Introduction	xiv
Ethics and Statecraft	1	(64)
1. Self-Cultivation and Education	1	(22)
1.1 Dong Zhongshu, "An In-Depth Investigation into Names," Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals	7	(2)
1.2 Jia Yi, "Protecting and Tutoring," History of the Han	9	(7)
1.3 Yang Xiong, "Putting Learning into Action," Model Sayings	16	(7)
2. Law and Punishment	23	(25)
2.1 "A Case of Evidence Obtained through Torture," the Legal Precedents	29	(6)
2.2 Jia Yi, from "The Platform Steps," History of the Han	35	(2)
2.3 "Punishment and Virtue," Discourses on Salt and Iron	37	(7)
2.4 Cui Shi, "Memorial on Virtue and Punishment," History of the Latter Han	44	(4)
3. Governing by Nonaction	48	(17)
3.1 Lu Jia, "Nonaction," New Discussions	53	(4)
3.2 Chao Cuo, "Responses to an Imperial Edict," History of the Han	57	(6)
3.3 "Responses to the Way," Masters of Huainan	63	(2)
Knowledge	65	(51)
4. The Way	65	(14)
4.1 Lu Jia, "The Basis of the Way," New Discussions	69	(3)
4.2 "Finding the Source of the Way," Masters of Huainan	72	(3)
4.3 Yang Xiong, "Asking about the Way," Model Sayings	75	(4)
5. Kongzi	79	(17)
5.1 Master Gongyang, "Year 1 of the Reign of Duke Yin of Lu," Gongyang Commentary to the Spring and Autumn Annals	84	(5)
5.2 Sima Qian, "The Hereditary House of Kongzi," Records of the Historian	89	(4)
5.3 Wang Chong, "Asking Questions about Kongzi," Balanced Discussions	93	(3)
6. Laozi	96	(20)
6.1 Sima Qian, "Laozi's Biography," Records of the Historian	102	(3)
6.2 Bian Shao, "The Laozi Inscription"	105	(7)
6.3 Xiang Kai, "Memorial to Emperor Huan," History of the Latter Han	112	(4)
The Natural World	116	(68)
7. Demons and Spirits	116	(24)
7.1 "Far-Reaching Discussions," Masters of Huainan	122	(5)
7.2 Liu Xiang, from "Discriminating Things," Garden of Persuasions	127	(10)
7.3 Wang Chong, "Revising Demons," Balanced Discussions	137	(3)
8. Death and Transcendence	140	(16)
8.1 Ban Gu, "Traditions Surrounding Yang Wangsun," History of the Han	145	(5)
8.2 Wang Chong, "Falsehoods about the Way," Balanced Discussions	150	(2)
8.3 "Fei Zhi" Stele Inscription	152	(4)
9. Protective Talismans	156	(11)
9.1 "Cao Family" Talisman	159	(3)
9.2 "Sanli Village" Talisman	162	(2)
9.3 "Shaojia Drainage" Talisman	164	(3)
10. Medicine and Divination	167	(17)
10.1 "Dipper Cloud," in the Miscellaneous Readings of Cosmic Patterns and Pneuma Images	173	(2)
10.2 Dong Zhongshu, "The Meaning of the Five Phases," Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals	175	(4)
10.3 Sima Qian, "Traditions Surrounding the Diviners of Auspicious Days," Records of the Historian	179	(2)
10.4 "A Discussion of How Pneumas of the Five Organs Model on the Seasons," Basic Questions of the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic	181	(3)
Glossary of Key Concepts	184	(4)
Translation Sources	188	(3)
Further Readings	191	(16)
Index	207