Confucian moral self cultivation / Philip J. Ivanhoe.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-117) and indexes.
"A revision of the Peter Lang edition of 1993"

Kongzi ("Confucius") -- Mengzi ("Mencius") -- Xunzi -- Zhu Xi -- Wang Yangming -- Yan Yuan -- Dai Zhen.

"A concise and accessible introduction to the evolution of the concept of moral self cultivation in the Chinese Confucian tradition, this volume begins with an explanation of the pre-philosophical development of ideas central to this concept, followed by an examination of the specific treatment of self cultivation in the philosophy of Kongzi ("Confucius"), Mengzi ("Mencius"), Xunzi, Zhu Xi, Wang Yangming, Yan Yuan, and Dai Zhen. In addition to providing a survey of the views of some of the most influential Confucian thinkers on an issue of fundamental importance to the tradition, Philip J. Ivanhoe also relates their concern with moral self cultivation to a number of topics in the Western ethical tradition."-- cover.

Ethics in the Confucian tradition : the thought of Mencius and Wang Yang-ming / Philip J. Ivanhoe.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ethics in the Confucian tradition : the thought of Mengzi and Wang Yangming / Philip J. Ivanhoe.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-232) and indexes.

This volume serves both as an introduction to the thought of Mengzi (Mencius) and Wang Yangming and as a comparison of their views. By examining issues held in common by both thinkers, Ivanhoe illustrates how the Confucian tradition was both continued and transformed by Wang Yangming, and shows the extent to which he was influenced by Buddhism. Topics explored are: the nature of morality; human nature; the nature and origin of wickedness; self cultivation; and sagehood. In addition to revised versions of each of these original chapters, Ivanhoe includes a new chapter on Kongzi's (Confucius') view of the Way.

Jiashan tushu 家山圖書 (Illustrated [instructions] of the Familial Mountain).
An early 20th century reproduction of the 1781 edition from the huge collectanea Siku quanshu 四庫全書 (Emperor's Four Treasuries). The Jiashan tushu is an illustrated manual of the ethics, etiquette, rites and ceremonies of the Confucian tradition based on Song manuals printed in the 12th century. Topics include proper manners and deportment, sacrifices, clothing, mourning rites, temple architecture, musical instruments, and much more. The original copy is held at the National Palace Museum library Wenyuange 文淵閣.

Introduction -- Life stories : reading "a sketch of Zhuowu : written in Yunnan" -- The heart-mind : reading "on the child-like heart-mind" -- Virtue : reading "miscellaneous matters" -- Genuineness -- "A sketch of Zhuowu : written in Yunnan" -- "On the child-like heart-mind" -- "Miscellaneous matters"

Sketch of Zhuowu: written in Yunnan (Zhuowu lunlüe: dianzhong zuo 卓吾論略: 滇中作) -- On the child-like heart-mind (Tongxin shuo 童心說) Miscellaneous matters (Zashuo 雜說)

Local access dig.pdf. [Li Zhi-Confucianism desire.pdf]
Available online via Ignacio.

Reign Periods of the Ming and Ching Dynasties -- 1. The Crisis of the Confucian Order and Didactic Responses -- 2. Ritualist Ethics and Textual Purism in the Kang-hsi Reign -- 3. Lineage Discourse: Gentry, Local Society, and the State -- 4. Ancestral Rites and Lineage in Early Ching Scholarship -- 5. Ritual and the Classics in the Early Ching -- 6. Linguistic Purism and the Hermeneutics of the Han Learning Movement -- 7. Ritualist Ethics and the Han Learning Movement -- 8. Ritualism and Gentry Culture: Women and Lineage.

This pathbreaking work argues that the major intellectual trend in China from the seventeenth through the early nineteenth century was Confucian ritualism as expressed in ethics, classical learning, and discourse on lineage. The conquest of China by the Manchus and the establishment of the Ching dynasty in the mid-seventeenth century provoked both political and identity crises for Chinese intellectuals. As a result, they returned to the classical heritage in an intensified search for pure Confucian doctrine and a ritualist expression of cultural identity under alien rule. Through the performance of rites, especially those concerned with family and lineage, the early Ching scholars believed they could cultivate Confucian virtues and rebuild a social order broadly based on kinship organization.

The quest for pure Confucian doctrine and rituals resulted not only in the revival of the exegetical tradition of Sung neo-Confucians in the early Ching, but also the rise of the Han learning movement in the mid-eighteenth century. Within the ritualist framework, many Confucian literati re-examined their role in relation to the Confucian heritage, the imperial state, and the common people.

Despite the growing centralization of power, the imperial state had to rely on the gentry to preserve order at the local level. Popular unrest, rebellion, and the swift collapse of local resistance to the Manchu conquest convinced many gentry of the need for a local institution that would unify society and allow the gentry to control and channel popular forces. They came to see lineage as the answer. The author shows how Confucian ritualism, with its emphasis on family and lineage, became a broad movement of social reform that emphasized conformity and clearly prescribed rules of behavior, expressed notably in the growing cult of patrilineal descent and female chastity. Through their manipulation of well-organized lineages, the gentry were able to achieve a dominant role in shaping and maintaining local order.

Contents:
[1]. Sohak ŏnhae 小學諺解 = Syo hak ŏn hae 쇼학언해. Link to item.
[2]. Ŏnmunji : oe sasŏ 諺文誌 : 外四書. [Kyŏngse Hunmin chŏngŭm tosŏl 經世訓民正音圖說. Hunmin chŏngŭm unhae 訓民正音韻解. Kyerim yusa [Jilin leishi] 鶏林類事. Chosŏn'gwan yŏgŏ [Chaoxianguan yiyu] 朝鮮館譯語]. Link to item.
[3]. Tongguk sin sok Samgang Haengsilto 東國新續三綱行實圖 = Samgang Haengsildo 삼강 행실도. Link to item.
[4]. Sasŏng t'onghae 四聲通解. [Saseongtonghae] Link to item.
[5]. Pŏnyŏk Nogŏltae, Pak t'ongsa 飜譯老乞大・朴通事. [Nogeoldae. Bak tongsa 박통사 ] Link to item.
[6]. Ch'ŏphae sinŏ [Cheophaesineo] 捷解新語. Link to item.