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Chinese Philosophy

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   1    The Nature of Chinese Philosophy    
         Special Problems    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    Defoort: Is there Chinese Philosophy?
         Themes    Webpage    Word    Slideshow
   2    Classic Confucianism: An ethics of engagement    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    Analects
   3     The Debate on Human Nature
         Mencius: The Optimistic Assumption    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    Mencius
         Xunzi: The Pessimistic Assumption    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    
   4    Alternative Philosophies of Society
         Mohism: A Consequentialist Ethics    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    Mo Tzu
         Legalism: The Nihilist/Machiavellian Response     Webpage    Word    Slideshow    Han Fei Tzu
   5    Classic Taoism: An Ethics of Disengagement    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    Tao Te Ching
   6    Questions of Knowledge
         Zhuangzi: Radical Scepticism    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    Chuang Tzu
         The School of Names: Argument and Analysis    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    
   7    The Nature of Nature
         The Yin-Yang School: A Primitive Dualism    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    
         The Han Synthesis: Man As a Microcosm    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    
   8    Neotaoism: The Dark Learning
         Non-Being    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    
         Sage-Nature    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    
   9    The Arrival of Buddhism
         Mahayana: The Fundamentals    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    
         Two Schools: Tiantai & Huayan    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    
   10    Chan: The Synthesis of Buddhism and Taoism    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    
   11    Neoconfucianism: Principles and Mind    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    
   12    Western Approaches
         Western Influences    Webpage    Word    Slideshow    
         Western Responses    Webpage    Word    Slideshow