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Skilled Feelings in Chinese and Greek Heart-Mind-Body Metaphors
This article examines the operation of “skilled feelings” in metaphors for the heart-mind ( xin 心) as ruler of the body. It focuses on three Chinese...
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Zhuangzi’s Way of Harmonizing Right and Wrong: Disagreement and Relativism in Disputation
Contemporary interpretations of Zhuangzi’s 莊子 philosophy as adumbrating a relativist position are legion. However, what is the scope and nature of...
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The Ontology of the Vast and the Minute (daxiao 大小)
The concept of ‘vastness’ (da 大), and its contrary, ‘minuteness’ (xiao 小), occupies a central role in the philosophy of the Zhuangzi. It is the main... -
Wuwei in the Lüshi Chunqiu
Given wuwei 無為 describes the life praxis of the sage and statecraft of the enlightened ruler while also denoting the comportment of the Dao 道—an...
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The Dao of No-Thinking: The Original Core of Chan Thought
Zen/Chan 禪 occupies a unique position in world intellectual history. This article argues that there is a trend in the development of Chan thought...
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Circling the Giant Tree: A Response to Andrew Meyer and Dennis Schilling
The present article discusses remarks and suggestions made by Andrew Meyer and Dennis Schilling on a previous contribution of the author. It assesses...
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Daoist Conception of Time: Is Time Merely a Mental Construction?
There have been very few studies of the Daoist conception of time in either the West or the East. The only explicit study on this topic in the...
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The Forms of Traditional Chinese Aesthetic Spirit
Aesthetics is the philosophical inquiry into the nature and discipline of beautybeautydiscipline of beauty and aesthetic responsesaestheticsaesthetic... -
Men, Events and Things in the Classical World: A Reflection on the Writing of Chinese Philosophy
In light of the inability of traditional textbooks of philosophical history to cover. -
The Taoist Spirit of Traditional Chinese Aesthetics
The Taoist culturecultureTaoist culture is another component of traditional Chinese culture, and it contributes to the formation of traditional... -
Philosophy and Argument
Striving for a revitalization of Chinese philosophy requires a comprehensive approach. -
Limitation and Nature: The Philosophy of Guo **ang
Guo ** reign of the Wei Dynasty...