Thomé H. Fang, Tang Junyi and Huayan Thought : A Confucian Appropriation of Buddhist Ideas in Response to Scientism in Twentieth-Century China.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figure and Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- A Note on Transliteration and Translation -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Research Questions and Methodology -- 1.1 Research Questions -- 1.2 Methodology -- Chapter 2 The Historical Context of Modern Confucian Thinkers' Appropriations of Buddhist Ideas -- 2.1 'Ti' and 'Yong' as a Theoretical Framework -- 2.2 The Western Challenge and the Chinese Response-An Overview -- 2.2.1 The Declining Status of Confucianism from the Mid-Nineteenth Century -- 2.2.2 'Scientism' as a Western Challenge in Early Twentieth-Century China -- 2.2.3 Searching for New Sources for Cultural Transformation as the Chinese Response -- 2.3 Confucian Thinkers' Appropriations of Buddhist Thought-An Overview -- 2.4 Classical Huayan Thought and its Modern Development -- 2.4.1 A Brief History of the Huayan School in the Tang Dynasty -- 2.4.2 The Foundation of Huayan Thought -- 2.4.3 Key Concepts in Huayan Thought -- 2.4.4 The Modern Development of the Huayan School -- 2.5 Fang and Tang as Models of 'Chinese Hermeneutics'-A Preliminary Discussion -- Chapter 3 Thomé H. Fang and Huayan Thought -- 3.1 Thomé H. Fang's General Philosophy -- 3.1.1 The Life of Fang and Major Characteristics of his Work -- 3.1.2 Fang on 'Scientism' and the Failure of Western Culture -- 3.1.3 Fang on the Purpose of Philosophy and the Characteristics of Metaphysics -- 3.1.4 Introduction to the 'Correlative Structure of Men and the World' or 'Blueprint' -- 3.1.5 The Force behind Self-Exaltation-Creative Creativity -- 3.1.6 'Comprehensive Harmony' as a Criterion for Evaluation -- 3.1.7 A Discussion of Fang's Thought -- 3.2 Thomé H. Fang's Interpretation of Huayan Thought-A Critical Review -- 3.2.1 Fang's Overall Interpretation of Huayan Thought -- 3.2.2 Fang's Criterion in Ranking Buddhist Theories-The Extent of Harmony.

3.2.3 Insights and Limitations in Fang's Interpretation of Huayan Thought -- 3.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Tang Junyi and Huayan Thought -- 4.1 Tang Junyi's General Philosophy -- 4.1.1 The Life and Works of Tang Junyi -- 4.1.2 Tang on the Purpose of Philosophy -- 4.1.3 The Existence of Mind as a Theoretical Prerequisite -- 4.1.4 The Characteristics of the Mind -- 4.1.5 Introduction to the Theory of 'The Nine Horizons of the Mind' -- 4.1.6 'Universal Observation' on Universal Observations -- 4.1.7 The Theory of Practice-A Preliminary Discussion -- 4.1.8 Tang on the Failure of Western Culture -- 4.1.9 Conclusion-A Critical Review of Tang's Thought -- 4.2 Tang Junyi's Harmonization of Thomé H. Fang's Thought -- 4.3 Tang Junyi's Interpretation of Huayan Thought-A Critical Review -- 4.3.1 Tang's Overall Interpretation of Huayan Thought -- 4.3.2 Tang's Criterion in Ranking Buddhist Theories-The Harmonization of Values -- 4.3.3 Insights and Limitations in Tang's Interpretation of Huayan Thought -- Chapter 5 Fang's and Tang's Appropriations of Huayan Thought and 'Scientism' -- 5.1 'Scientism' as an Issue-From the Point of View of 'Ti' and 'Yong' -- 5.2 Ancient Chinese Thought as a Means for Enhancing 'Ti' -- 5.3 Revisiting the Role of Huayan in Fang's and Tang's Responses to 'Scientism' -- 5.3.1 Fang, His Appropriation of Huayan Thought, and 'Scientism' -- 5.3.2 Tang, His Appropriation of Huayan Thought, and 'Scientism' -- 5.4 The Writings of Fang and Tang in Terms of 'Chinese Hermeneutics' -- 5.5 The Modern Relevance of Fang's and Tang's Thought-A Preliminary Discussion -- Appendix 1: Reply from the University of Wisconsin-Madison about Fang's Status -- Appendix 2: Prolegomena to A Comparative Philosophy of Life: An Outline -- Bibliography -- Index.

In Thomé H. Fang, Tang Junyi and Huayan Thought, King Pong Chiu discusses Thomé H. Fang and Tang Junyi, two important Confucian thinkers in twentieth-century China, who appropriated Huayan thought to develop a response to the challenges of 'scientism'.

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