{"product_id":"chinese-philosophy-english-version-a-topic-based-guide-to-the-five-core-questions-of-chinese-thought","title":"Chinese Philosophy (English Version): A Topic-Based Guide to the Five Core Questions of Chinese Thought","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/a3f14f63d0fa0de5993dcebd0f02c151307f2e95483204f1a9e73edb2e7c71b2.jpg?v=1793430537\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eChinese Philosophy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis part of the \"Sharing the Beauty of China\" series – a curated collection of 15 volumes that explore the essence of Chinese traditional culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.queshu.com\/book\/41529353\/trends#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePublished under the \"Outstanding Traditional Chinese Culture Inheritance and Development Project,\" this volume presents the richness of Chinese philosophical thought to an English-speaking audience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/opac.library.hb.cn:8080\/opac\/book\/2002261583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eRather than following a conventional historical timeline, the book is organized around\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003efive thematic questions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat cut to the heart of Chinese philosophy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/zj.tsxcfw.com\/bookshow.asp?id=2082781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat is the nature of the world?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– The birth of beliefs, the formation of concepts about nature, observation and thinking about phenomena, and the quest for essence and laws.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.queshu.com\/book\/41529353\/trends#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat are the relationships between things?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– The relationship between Heaven and humanity, dialectical outlook, and the holistic perspective.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.queshu.com\/book\/41529353\/trends#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat are the social norms?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Moral consciousness, the establishment of Confucian moral principles, the development of Confucian social norms, and reflections on social issues in other schools of thought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.queshu.com\/book\/41529353\/trends#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat is the proper orientation of life?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– The ideal Confucian character and its cultivation, music and character building, the Confucian theory of human nature, and the Taoist outlook on life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.queshu.com\/book\/41529353\/trends#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat is the structure of knowledge?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– The source and ability of knowledge, the structure or form of knowledge, and views on knowledge and action.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.queshu.com\/book\/41529353\/trends#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe first two sections explore views on nature and the world; sections three and four address society and human life; and the final section reflects on knowledge and wisdom itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/zj.tsxcfw.com\/bookshow.asp?id=2082781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWu Chun (also known as Wu Jingdong) was born in Shanghai in 1955.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.queshu.com\/book\/41529353\/trends#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Philosophy and Law \u0026amp; Politics at Shanghai Normal University, specializing in the study of Chinese thought and the origins and paradigms of Chinese philosophy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_2ed5dee\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_49c6e07\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M8.19727 5.86969C9.2092 6.90067 9.20969 8.55271 8.19727 9.58338L6.88871 10.8919C5.85801 11.9039 4.20584 11.9037 3.17502 10.8919L3.10873 10.8243C2.09622 9.7934 2.09626 8.14148 3.10873 7.11058L4.36757 5.85174C4.28261 6.33758 4.30355 6.84354 4.44077 7.33362L3.89249 7.88053C3.30043 8.48348 3.30108 9.4507 3.89318 10.0536L3.94566 10.1061C4.54861 10.698 5.51521 10.6981 6.11808 10.1061L7.41283 8.81275C8.00484 8.21002 8.00504 7.24267 7.41352 6.63964L7.35966 6.58716C7.21975 6.44976 7.05995 6.34434 6.89009 6.27089L7.70009 5.4609C7.85176 5.55768 7.99607 5.67091 8.1296 5.80202L8.19727 5.86969Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M5.80913 8.12648C4.79584 7.09547 4.79591 5.44245 5.80913 4.41141C5.81733 4.40304 5.82707 4.39209 5.8409 4.37826L7.07833 3.14082C7.09224 3.12693 7.10311 3.11729 7.11148 3.10906C8.14253 2.09591 9.79557 2.09579 10.8266 3.10906L10.8908 3.17328C11.9041 4.20425 11.9039 5.85727 10.8908 6.88835L9.63193 8.14581C9.70566 7.66581 9.67564 7.16895 9.53456 6.68948L10.1063 6.11772C10.6989 5.51458 10.6992 4.54691 10.1063 3.94391L10.0552 3.8942C9.45215 3.30157 8.48446 3.30151 7.88142 3.8942L6.59358 5.18204C6.00081 5.78507 6.00092 6.75274 6.59358 7.35584L6.6433 7.40694C6.77998 7.54132 6.93555 7.64528 7.10112 7.71837L6.29251 8.52699C6.14446 8.43127 6.00395 8.31906 5.87335 8.1907L5.80913 8.12648Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baike.baidu.com\/item\/%e5%90%be%e6%b7%b3\/0?fromModule=lemma_inlink#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e32\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHis research spans ancient Chinese science, ethics, religion, and art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_2ed5dee\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_49c6e07\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M8.19727 5.86969C9.2092 6.90067 9.20969 8.55271 8.19727 9.58338L6.88871 10.8919C5.85801 11.9039 4.20584 11.9037 3.17502 10.8919L3.10873 10.8243C2.09622 9.7934 2.09626 8.14148 3.10873 7.11058L4.36757 5.85174C4.28261 6.33758 4.30355 6.84354 4.44077 7.33362L3.89249 7.88053C3.30043 8.48348 3.30108 9.4507 3.89318 10.0536L3.94566 10.1061C4.54861 10.698 5.51521 10.6981 6.11808 10.1061L7.41283 8.81275C8.00484 8.21002 8.00504 7.24267 7.41352 6.63964L7.35966 6.58716C7.21975 6.44976 7.05995 6.34434 6.89009 6.27089L7.70009 5.4609C7.85176 5.55768 7.99607 5.67091 8.1296 5.80202L8.19727 5.86969Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M5.80913 8.12648C4.79584 7.09547 4.79591 5.44245 5.80913 4.41141C5.81733 4.40304 5.82707 4.39209 5.8409 4.37826L7.07833 3.14082C7.09224 3.12693 7.10311 3.11729 7.11148 3.10906C8.14253 2.09591 9.79557 2.09579 10.8266 3.10906L10.8908 3.17328C11.9041 4.20425 11.9039 5.85727 10.8908 6.88835L9.63193 8.14581C9.70566 7.66581 9.67564 7.16895 9.53456 6.68948L10.1063 6.11772C10.6989 5.51458 10.6992 4.54691 10.1063 3.94391L10.0552 3.8942C9.45215 3.30157 8.48446 3.30151 7.88142 3.8942L6.59358 5.18204C6.00081 5.78507 6.00092 6.75274 6.59358 7.35584L6.6433 7.40694C6.77998 7.54132 6.93555 7.64528 7.10112 7.71837L6.29251 8.52699C6.14446 8.43127 6.00395 8.31906 5.87335 8.1907L5.80913 8.12648Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe has published over a hundred academic papers and more than ten books, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Forms of Chinese Thought\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Scientific Paradigm of Ancient China\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Ethical Life in Chinese Society\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.queshu.com\/book\/41529353\/trends#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/opac.library.hb.cn:8080\/opac\/book\/2002261583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhy This Book?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThematic rather than chronological\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– makes Chinese philosophy accessible and intuitive for Western readers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePart of an official Chinese cultural heritage series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– authoritative and beautifully produced\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEnglish translation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– perfect for international readers seeking an introduction to Eastern thought\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eCompact yet comprehensive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– covers the full spectrum of Chinese philosophy from Confucianism to Taoism\u003cimg 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