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 Humanism1.1 The Chinese Humanism1) The Humanistic Sprit of Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism2) The Confucian Humanism and Reconstruction of Chinese Civilization1.2 Ten Virtues1) Ren, or benevolence 2) Yi, or righteousness3) Li, or proprieties4) Zhi, or wisdom5) Xin, or faithfulness6) Xiao, or filial piety7) Ti, or fraternal duties8) Zhong, or loyalty9) Lian, or incorruptibleness10) 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 Mencius2.2 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 freedom2.3 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 played3.2 Essences and core values of Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism3.3 The Unity of Confucian, Daoist and Buddhist Values and Methodologies3.4 Confucian and Daoist Ecological Thoughts Chapter 4 Guoxue, or the National Learning1) What is guoxue, or the National Learning?2) Where does guoxue lie in?3) A historical sketch of conventional Chinese scholarship and thoughts