Emerson and Neo-Confucianism

Author Yoshio Takanashi: Yoshio Takanashi is Professor of English and American Language and Literature at Nagano Prefectural College, Japan. Foreword by Lawrence Buell: Lawrence Buell is Powell M. Cabot Research Professor Emeritus of American Literature at Harvard University, USA.

Foreword by Lawrence Buell 1. Neo-Confucianism, Japan, and 'Nature is Principle': Foundations for a Comparison of Emerson and Zhu Xi 2. The Fundamental Principle and the Generation of the Universe 3. Cosmic Law and Human Ethics??? ?? 4. Realization of the Self???Conclusion??????????????? ????????????????

“Takanashi’s comparative work is detailed and thought-provoking, and the book stands as a welcome contribution toward addressing the importance of neo-Confucian influences on the reception of Asian philosophy in America.” (Leah Kalmanson, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 44 (01), March, 2018)