East Asian and Indian philosophy Books

Book SynopsisIntroduction.- Part One: New Meanings.- Ancient Chinese Cosmologies and Models for Action: Examining the Influence of the Zhouyion Two Excavated Manuscripts.- Mythic Narratives in the Zhouyi and the Guicang Yi.- Chinese Cosmotechnology: Dao ? and Qi ? in the Yijing.- How Do We Know? Intuition and Ratio in the Yijing.- Transformation and Change: The Yijing and Chinese Aesthetic Theory.- Part Two: Contemporary Implications.- The Ideas of Dynamism and Stability in the Yijing and Contemporary Thought.- Image as Instrument (qi ?): Yijing Prognostication and Knowing in American Pragmatism.- In Search of Possibilities: The Philosophy of Divination in the Yijing.- Yijing and Feminism: Gender Equality in the Scandinavian Interpretations of the Book of Change.- Yijing and Whitehead: A Comparison of Eight Trigrams Diagram and Categoreal Scheme .- A Paradigm Shift: The Yijing Studies in North America,1980-2020.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. The significance of the view of practice as a way of thinking.- Chapter 2. The fate of theory and the fate of China.- Chapter 3. Reevaluating the opposition between materialism and idealism.- Chapter 4. Philosophy makes its way back to the real world.- Chapter 5. Human beings are the key to the secret of philosophy.

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Book SynopsisThe historical and etymological roots of Zhong as a philosophical idea.- Zhongdaology in Confucian tradition.- The significance of zhongtaology in traditional Chinese Philosophy.- Zhongtaology and some characteristics of the spirit of traditional Chinese culture.- Zhongdaological View on some Western philosophical problems.- Contemporary relevance of Zhongdaology.

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Book SynopsisDevelopment of the Research on Value Philosophy in Contemporary China.- Convergence of Modern Chinese and Western Value Philosophy.- Construction of Marxism Value Theory.- Theoretical Position of Value Research.- Objects and Questions of Value Research.- Distinction of  Value and Truth.- Nature and Features of Value Concept.- Innovation of Value Research and Mind Pattern.- Enlightenment of Value Research in Contemporary China.- Reflection on Man's Existence and Circumstances.- Concerns about Man's Value.- Man's Dignity and Happiness.- Foundation of New Culture Concept.- Culture Concept in the Reform of Culture System.- Criticism on Traditional Culture Concept.- Ponder Over Craze for Chinese Traditional Culture.- Current Situation and Reflection of Morals.- Reconstruction of Moral Value Concept.- Modern Trend of Chinese Civilization.- Value Confliction in Contemporary World.- Value Choice of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics.- Deng Xiaoping's Philosophy: Wisdom of Great Practice.- Evolution of Value Concept in New Era.- Socialist Core Value and Universal Values.- Political Civilization toward Democracy and Rule by Law.- Construction of Socialist Culture of Rule of Law.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1:  Philosophy and Ideology (Yang Jinhai).- Chapter 2:  National Governance (Li Hubin).- Chapter 3:  Literature and History (Gao Lizhi).- Chapter 4:  Art and Aesthetics (He Mingxing).- Chapter 5:  Humanities and Geography (Wang Yusheng).- Chapter 6:  Artefacts and Technology (Wang Yusheng).

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Book SynopsisDevelopment of Exegeses and Formation of Chinese Hermeneutics.- Pre-Qin Philosophers Study and Han Philosophers.- Establishment of Basic Forms of Ancient Chinese Historiography.- Most Advanced Astronomy and Geography in the World.- Deep-rooted Agronomy and Hydraulics.-Traditional Chinese Medicine: Both Materialistic and Dialectic.

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