Contents
Introduction An Overview of Chinese Culture and Thought ..............................1
Timeline of Chinese Culture and Thought .............................................................10
Chapter One Spatial and Temporal Ideas of Early Chinese Culture................13
Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 13
Selected Passages from The Book of Changes ....................................................................... 15
“The Announcement of the Duke of Shao” from The Classic of Documents ........................ 18
Extensive Reading A 　Foreword to I Ching ......................................................................... 21
Extensive Reading B Geographic Background of the Chinese People...............................23
Extensive Reading C North and South................................................................................ 25
Extensive Reading D The History of China from 220 AD—1200 AD ............................... 28
Study Questions...................................................................................................................... 32
Chapter Two The Development of Confucianism ...............................................34
Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 34
Selected Passages from The Analects..................................................................................... 36
Selected Passages from Mencius............................................................................................ 37
“The Merit of the Confucian” from The Works of Xunzi........................................................ 39
An Explanation of the Diagram of the Great Ultimate ......................................................... 43
Extensive Reading A Chapter Nine from The Book of Rites............................................... 45
Extensive Reading B “The Great Harmony” from Correcting Youthful Ignorance............ 48
Extensive Reading C An Excerpt from The Problem of China........................................... 52
Study Questions...................................................................................................................... 57
Chapter Three Philosophical Daoism and Its Imaginativeness .........................60
Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 60
Selected Passages from Dao De Jing ..................................................................................... 62
“External Things” from Zhuangzi .......................................................................................... 65
Selected Passages from On the Nourishment of Life.............................................................. 68
Extensive Reading A Introduction to Painting .................................................................... 69
Extensive Reading B Selected Passages from Commentary on Zhuangzi .......................... 71
Extensive Reading C The Perfection of the Chinese in the Art of Gardening .................... 73
Extensive Reading D Painting and Calligraphy from The Heritage of Chinese Art ........... 75
Extensive Reading E A Selection from The Tao and the Logos.......................................... 80
Study Questions...................................................................................................................... 83
Chapter Four Chinese Buddhism.........................................................................86
Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 86
Selected Passages from The Disposition of Error.................................................................. 88
Selected Passages from Confirmation of the Consciousness-Only System Translated from
Sanskrit ................................................................................................................................. 91
Extensive Reading A An Excerpt from A Record of Buddhist Monasteries in Luoyang..... 94
Extensive Reading B Selections from the Dunhuang Version of the Platform Sutra ......... 97
Extensive Reading C Buddhist Influence on Chinese Religious Life ................................. 98
Study Questions.................................................................................................................... 101
Chapter Five The “Others” in Chinese Classics ...............................................102
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 102
Selected Passages from The Mohist Canons ........................................................................ 104
Selected Passages from Han Feizi........................................................................................ 107
“Memorial on the Burning of Books” from “Li Si” of the Records of the Historian .......... 110
A Selection from Gongsun Longzi on the “White Horse”.................................................... 111
Extensive Reading A Implications of Chinese Epistemology...........................................113
Extensive Reading B Selections from The Spirit of the Chinese People .......................... 116
Study Questions.................................................................................................................... 120
目录


引言中国文化思想简述 1

中国思想文化历史时间表 10

第一章　早期中国文化的时空思想 13
引言............................... 13
《易经》选篇........................... 15
《尚书. 召诰》选篇........................ 18
拓展阅读A　《易经》前言..................... 21
拓展阅读B　中国文化的地理背景.................. 23
拓展阅读C　南方与北方...................... 25
拓展阅读D　公元220 年至1200 年的中国历史............. 28
练习............................... 32

第二章　儒家思想的发展 34
引言............................... 34
《论语》选篇........................... 36
《孟子》选篇........................... 37
《荀子. 儒效》选篇........................ 39
太极图说............................. 43
拓展阅读A　《礼记. 礼运》选篇.................. 45
拓展阅读B　《正蒙. 太和》选篇.................. 48
拓展阅读C　《中国问题》选篇................... 52
练习............................... 57

第三章　道家思想及其想象性 60

引言............................... 60
《道德经》选篇.......................... 62
《庄子. 外物》选篇........................ 65
《答难养生论》选篇........................ 68
拓展阅读A　叙画......................... 69
拓展阅读B　《庄子注》选篇.................... 71
拓展阅读C　完美的中国园林艺术.................. 73
拓展阅读D　《中国艺术的遗产》选篇“绘画与书法”......... 75
拓展阅读E　《道与逻各斯》选篇.................. 80
练习............................... 83

第四章　中国佛教思想 86
引言............................... 86
《理惑论》选篇.......................... 88
《成唯识论》选篇......................... 91
拓展阅读A　《洛阳伽蓝记》选篇.................. 94
拓展阅读B　敦煌写本《六祖坛经》选篇............... 97
拓展阅读C　佛教对中国人宗教生活的影响.............. 98
练习.............................. 101

第五章　中国的子学思想 102
引言.............................. 102
《墨经》选篇.......................... 104
《韩非子》选篇......................... 107
《史记. 李斯列传》选篇..................... 110
《公孙龙子·白马论》选篇.................... 111
拓展阅读A　中国认识论探微................... 113
拓展阅读B　《中国人的精神》选篇................ 116
练习.............................. 120