中国哲学的独特魅力在于历代哲人珍视并不断加以阐发的“中国哲学意识”。虽然该哲学意识在不同时代、不同哲人身上的体现有别，但都是历代哲学家对宇宙人生的根本看法。读者仔细体会中国哲学家对人生、世界的精妙智慧，将有助于增进对人生的理解，更好地应对世事之变，从而提升生命的价值。

本书主要探讨传统中国哲学不同历史时期各个哲学流派的哲学特性，并借用西方哲学的分类来概括其中国哲学的不同侧面。

This book aims to explore Chinese philosophical characteristics of different philosophers in various periods, and distinguish "Chinese philosophical sensibility" motivating their thoughts. In doing so, the author employs Westernphilosophical categories to descdbe different issues in the history of philosophy: Chinese political philosophy in pre-Qin era, Chinese metaphysics from Hanto Tang Dynasties, Chinese epistemology from Song to Ming Dynasties, and modern Chinese-Western comparative philosophy. The author provides readers with a clear conception of Chinese philosophical sensibility and its evolution throughout history.

Introduction: What Is Chinese Philosophy

Zhouyi: The Starting Point of Chinese Philosophy

A Mystical and Profound Classic

From Taiji to Eight Trigrams

The Philosophy of Zhouyi

Chinese Political Philosophy: Pre-Qin Philosophers

Confucius (Kongzi): Family Reverence as the Root of Humanity

Mencius (Mengzi): Governing the State with Humane Love

Laozi: The Great Dao is like Water

Zhuangzi: Wandering at Ease without Self

Mozi and Other Pre-Qin Thinkers

Xunzi's Political Theory

Hanfei's Art of Rulership

Sunzi's Art of War

Chinese Metaphysics: Interpretations of the World from Han to Tang Dynasties

Chinese Cosmology in the Han Dynasty

The Ontology of Being and Nothingness in Wei-Jin Dynasties

Chinese Metaphysics of Emptiness (Sunyata): Buddhism in Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chan Buddhism: Enlightening Buddhist Wisdom in Smiling

Chinese Epistemology: Song-Ming Philosophers on the Relationship between Mind-heart and Things/events

From Han Yu to Zhang Zai

Cheng Brothers and the "Luo School"

Zhu Xi: Extinguishing Human Desires in Order to Keep Heavenly Li

Lu Jiuyuan: The Cosmos Does not Exist without Mind

Wang Yangming: Nothing is Outside One's Mind

The Dao of Chinese Philosophy: Its Sustainment and Creativity

Three Philosophers between Ming and Qing Dynasties

Modem Chinese Philosophy as Responses to Western Philosophies

Modern Chinese Philosophy: New Confucianism and East-West Comparative Philosophy

Hu Shi, Fung Yu-lan, and the Discipline of Modem Chinese Philosophy

Xiong Shili and New Confucianism

Contemporary East-West Comparative Philosop

Appendix I: Table of Key Philosophical Terms

Appendix Ⅱ: Timeline of Chinese and Western Philosophies

Appendix Ⅲ: Chronological Table of the Chinese Dynasties