The Religious Philosophy of Liang Shuming
Biographical note
Thierry Meynard, Ph. D. (2003) in Philosophy, University of Peking, is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. He has written extensively on Chinese philosophy, comparative philosophy and the cross-cultural history of China and the West.
Readership
The book will be of interest to readers of 20th century Chinese thought as well as specialists of Buddhist thought and inter-religious dialogue.
Reviews
"[The Religious Philosophy of Liang Shuming] is a very good contribution to the intellectual biography of Liang Shuming. In his book, [Meynard] gives witness to his extensive reading in Liang's many works and a good grasp of his most important ideas."
Zbigniew Wesolowski, Monumenta Serica 59 (2011)
Zbigniew Wesolowski, Monumenta Serica 59 (2011)
Table of contents
Contents
Chapter 1: The Shaping of the Concept of Religion in China
Chapter 2: A Philosophy and Typology of Religion
Chapter 3: Christianity as a Social Religion
Chapter 4: Buddhism as the True Religion
Chapter 5: Buddhist Practice and Yogācāra Epistemology
Chapter 6: Buddhist Ontology
Chapter 7: Opposition to Humanistic Buddhism
Chapter 8: Confucian Morality as a Substitute for Religion
Chapter 9: Religious Aspects of Liang's Private and Public Lives
Conclusion
Chapter 1: The Shaping of the Concept of Religion in China
Chapter 2: A Philosophy and Typology of Religion
Chapter 3: Christianity as a Social Religion
Chapter 4: Buddhism as the True Religion
Chapter 5: Buddhist Practice and Yogācāra Epistemology
Chapter 6: Buddhist Ontology
Chapter 7: Opposition to Humanistic Buddhism
Chapter 8: Confucian Morality as a Substitute for Religion
Chapter 9: Religious Aspects of Liang's Private and Public Lives
Conclusion
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