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Book SynopsisPart I. The Reflection and Reconstruction of Modern Civilization Theory.- 1. The Sociology of Dialogue of Civilizations.- 2. A Typological Analysis and Reflection on Modern Civilization Theory.- 3. From “Dialogue of Civilizations” to “Civilization of Dialogue”— An Example from Tu Weiming.- Part II. Philosophy, Religion, and Aesthetics in Comparative Civilizations.- 4. Comparative Philosophy and Dialogue of Civilizations.- 5. The Significance of Religion to Civilization.- 6. A Comparison of Religious Concepts between China and the West.- 7. A Dialogue on Characteristics of China-Western Aesthetic Arts—A High-Level China-Germany Symposium on Philosophical Aesthetics.- Part III. Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and Asian Civilization.- 8. Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Dialogue of Asian Civilizations.- 9. Ritual Institutions and the Dialogue of Asian Civilizations.- 10. From Asian Civilizations to a Civilized Asia.- Part IV. Exploring the Origins of Civilization.- 11. Dialogue and Exchange Between Axial Age and Neo-Axial Age Civilizations.- 12. Great Rivers and Civilizations.- 13. A Study of Wang Fuzhi’s View of Civilization History.
