Unit 1 The Zhou Book of Change 1
Introduction 1
Learning Objectives 1
Selected Readings 2
On the Trigrams 2
Chinese Philosophy 19
Practice 20
References 21
Unit 2 Zhuangzi the Book 23
Introduction 23
Learning Objectives 23
Selected Readings 24
Free and Easy Wandering 24
Chinese Philosophy 38
Practice 39
References 40
Unit 3 The Analects of Confucius 41
Introduction 41
Learning Objectives 42
Selected Readings 42
Education 42
Benevolence 47
Wisdom 55
Philosophy 58
Chinese Philosophy 61
Practice 62
References 64
Unit 4 The Doctrine of the Mean 65
Introduction 65
Learning Objectives 65
Selected Readings 66
Chapter One 66
Chapter Twenty 68
Chinese Philosophy 77
Practice 78
References 80
Unit 5 Records of the Historian 81
Introduction 81
Learning Objectives 81
Selected Readings 82
Xiang Yu 82
Chinese Philosophy 89
Practice 90
References 92
Unit 6 The Art of War 93
Introduction 93
Learning Objectives 93
Selected Readings 94
Making Assessments 94
Attacking by Stratagem 98
Weakness and Strength 102
Nine Regions 103
Chinese Philosophy 103
Practice 105
References 106
Unit 7 Yellow Emperor’s Canon of Medicine 108
Introduction 108
Learning Objectives 108
Selected Readings 109
Chapter 2 Comprehensive Discourse on Regulating the Spirit in Accordance with the Qi of the Four Seasons 109
Chinese Philosophy 119
Practice 120
References 121
Unit 8 Strange Tales from the Liaozhai Studio 122
Introduction 122
Learning Objectives 122
Selected Readings 123
The Taoist Priest of Laoshan 123
Painted Skin 126
Nie Xiaoqian 128
Inspectorate of Misdeeds 131
Chinese Philosophy 133
Practice 134
References 136
Appendix Ⅰ Key to Practice 137
Appendix Ⅱ Glossary 145
Appendix Ⅲ 汉英词汇表 158