Reflections on things at hand: the neo-Confucian anthology

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter

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• FOREWORD, by Wm. Theodore de Bary (page vii)

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• PREFACE (page ix)

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• TRANSLATOR'S NOTE (page xi)

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• ABBREVIATIONS (page xiv)

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• Introduction (page xvii)

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• Reflections on Things at Hand

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  • PREFACE BY CHU HSI (page 1)

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  • PREFACE BY LÜ TSU‐CH'IEN (page 3)

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  • I. ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THE WAY (page 5)

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  • II. THE ESSENTIALS OF LEARNING (page 35)

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  • III. THE INVESTIGATION OF THINGS AND THE INVESTIGATION OF PRINCIPLE TO THE UTMOST (page 88)

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  • IV. PRESERVING ONE'S MIND AND NOURISHING ONE'S NATURE (page 123)

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  • V. CORRECTING MISTAKES, IMPROVING ONESELF, SELF‐DISCIPLINE, AND RETURNING TO PROPRIETY (page 154)

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  • VI. THE WAY TO REGULATE THE FAMILY (page 171)

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  • VII. ON SERVING OR NOT SERVING IN THE GOVERNMENT, ADVANCING OR WITHDRAWING, AND ACCEPTING OR DECLINING OFFICE (page 183)

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  • VIII. ON THE PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNING THE STATE AND BRINGING PEACE TO THE WORLD (page 202)

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  • IX. SYSTEMS AND INSTITUTIONS (page 218)

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  • X. METHODS OF HANDLING AFFAIRS (page 238)

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  • XI. THE WAY TO TEACH (page 260)

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  • XII. CORRECTING MISTAKES AND THE DEFECTS OF THE HUMAN MIND (page 268)

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  • XIII. SIFTING THE HETERODOXICAL DOCTRINES (page 279)

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  • XIV. ON THE DISPOSITIONS OF SAGES AND WORTHIES (page 289)

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• SOURCES OF SELECTIONS IN THE Chin‐ssu lu (page 309)

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• ON THE Chin‐ssu lu AND ITS COMMENTARIES (page 323)

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• ON TRANSLATING CERTAIN CHINESE PHILOSOPHICAL TERMS (page 359)

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• BIBLIOGRAPHY (page 371)

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• GLOSSARY (page 391)

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• INDEX (page 417)

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