Essentials of Chinese Humanism

Xu Xiaoyue is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Study. He had been the Librarian of Nanjing Library. Currently, Professor Xu presides over Institute of Chinese Culture of Nanjing University. Chi Zhen, Ph.D. (2007), National University of Singapore, is Associate Research Fellow at Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS).

Chapter 1 The Chinese Humanism

1.1 The Chinese Humanism

1) The Humanistic Sprit of Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism

2) The Confucian Humanism and Reconstruction of Chinese Civilization

1.2 Ten Virtues

1) Ren, or benevolence

2) Yi, or righteousness

3) Li, or proprieties

4) Zhi, or wisdom

5) Xin, or faithfulness

6) Xiao, or filial piety

7) Ti, or fraternal duties

8) Zhong, or loyalty

9) Lian, or incorruptibleness

10) Chi, or sense of shame

 

Chapter 2 Three Great Teachings I.

2.1 Confucianism

(1) Confucian School

(2) Confucius and his idea of ren (benevolence)

(3) An intellectual exploration of Mencius

2.2 Daoism

(1) Daoist School and Daoism as a religion

(2) Laozi and his Dao, or the Way

(3) Daoist discourses on the adjustment of controversies and idea of freedom

2.3 Buddha and his teachings

(1) Buddhism

(2) The Buddhist “kong,” or the metaphysical emptiness/voidness

 

Chapter 3 Three Great Teachings II.

3.1 The roles that Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism historically played

3.2 Essences and core values of Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism

3.3 The Unity of Confucian, Daoist and Buddhist Values and Methodologies

3.4 Confucian and Daoist Ecological Thoughts

 

Chapter 4 Guoxue, or the National Learning

1) What is guoxue, or the National Learning?

2) Where does guoxue lie in?

3) A historical sketch of conventional Chinese scholarship and thoughts