Essentials of Neo-Confucianism: Eight Major Philosophers of the Song and Ming Periods

by Siu-chi Huang

Huang's book analyzes the major Neo-Confucian philosophers from the eleventh to the sixteenth centuries. Focusing on metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical philosophical issues, this study presents the historical development of the Neo-Confucian school, an outgrowth of ancient Confucianism, and characterizes its thought, background, and influence. Key concepts--for example Utai-ji (supreme ultimate), Uxin (mind), and Uren (humanity)--as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031326449X
• ISBN13: 9780313264498
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.8"