History of Chinese Philosophy (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Feng Youlan
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Publish Date: 2000-11-01
Features: Feng Youlan's A History of Chinese Philosophy in two volumes is a complete and modern Chinese philosophy history. Chen Yinke once reviewed the book, praising it as "rigorous in sources and precise in arguments. If one seeks a Chinese philosophy history that avoids the faults of forced connections and demonstrates sympathetic understanding, Feng's work comes close. The author employs Western philosophical concepts to elucidate the learning of Ziyang, which explains why the book is systematically structured and offers many new interpretations." The basic framework of the book has been widely accepted in the field of Chinese philosophy history. Many of its viewpoints (such as classifying the School of Names into two factions—Hui Shi's "Unity of Differences" and Gongsun Long's "Separation of Hard and White"—"The thought of the Two Chengs differs, serving as the precursors of the School of the Mind and the School of Principle"; as well as the similarities and differences between Cheng and Zhu, Lu and Wang, and Zhu and Wang, etc.) were unprecedented in previous scholarship and have become established conclusions. This book is a foundational work in the discipline of Chinese philosophy history. It introduces readers to the history of Chinese philosophy, divided into two volumes. The first volume covers the era of the School of Names, while the second volume covers the era of the School of Classics. The book is rich in historical materials, thorough in detail, and offers original and profound insights with incisive analysis. Theoretical wealth and high academic value make it a valuable reference for a broad readership.