Fundamentals of Chinese Culture

Frontmatter -- Contents -- About Liang Shuming and Fundamentals of Chinese Culture -- Acknowledgements -- Preface to This Translation -- Liang’s Preface -- Chapter One Introduction -- Chapter Two “Family” to Chinese People -- Chapter Three Westerners Living as a Group -- Chapter Four Chinese People’...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- About Liang Shuming and Fundamentals of Chinese Culture -- Acknowledgements -- Preface to This Translation -- Liang’s Preface -- Chapter One Introduction -- Chapter Two “Family” to Chinese People -- Chapter Three Westerners Living as a Group -- Chapter Four Chinese People’s Lack of Group-centered Life -- Chapter Five China as an Ethics-Oriented Society -- Chapter Six Morality as Religion -- Chapter Seven Rationality – A Human Characteristic -- Chapter Eight Class Divisions and Professional Distinction -- Chapter Nine China: A Nation or Not? -- Chapter Ten Governance and Times of Peace and Prosperity -- Chapter Eleven A Cycle of Times of Peace and Prosperity and Periods of Chaos -- Chapter Twelve Human Cultural Precocity -- Chapter Thirteen China after Cultural Precocity -- Chapter Fourteen Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Index Ausführliche Beschreibung