Chinese Metaphysics and Its Problems

by Chenyang Li (Editor), Franklin Perkins (Editor)

This volume of new essays is the first English-language anthology devoted to Chinese metaphysics. The essays explore the key themes of Chinese philosophy, from pre-Qin to modern times, starting with important concepts such as yin-yang and qi and taking the reader through the major periods in Chinese thought - from the Classical period, through Chinese Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism, into the twentieth-century philosophy of Xiong Shili. They explore the major traditions within Chinese philosophy, including Daoism and Mohism, and a broad range of metaphysical topics, including monism, theories of individuation, and the relationship between reality and falsehood. The volume will be a valuable resource for upper-level students and scholars of metaphysics, Chinese philosophy, or comparative philosophy, and with its rich insights into the ethical, social and political dimensions of Chinese society, it will also interest students of Asian studies and Chinese intellectual history.

Genres: Philosophy, Metaphysics

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First published April 25, 2015

Reviews

[Edward Butler]

Consulted for "What is a Thing (wu)? The Problem of Individuation in Early Chinese Metaphysics" by Franklin Perkins; and "Constructions of Reality: Metaphysics in the Ritual Traditions of Classical China" by Michael Puett.

[Peter Howarth · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was a great disappointment, not because of its content, but because it’s execrable formatting in the Kindle version made it practically unreadable. That a publisher should be so negligent as to allow the publication of such an atrociously formatted work is a mark of profound disrespect not only to the authors of the work but also to its readers.