Individual and State in Ancient China (Ideologija i Kul'tura Drevnego Kitaja, Engl.). Essays on Four Chinese Philosophers

Title Copyright Dedication Contents Forward Translator's Preface Publisher's Note Preface to the English Edition CHAPTER ONE: TRADITION AND HUMAN PERSONALITY Confucius and Early Confucianism Historical conditions in the age of Confucius The life of Confucius. The Lun Yü. Tradition and culture Confucianism in Chinese history CHAPTER TWO: “STATE MACHINE FOR THE GENERAL WELFARE" Mo Tzu and Mohism The thinker: his personality, his times, and his books Utilitarianism and universal love The utopia of universal conformism The craft of government The abolition of music The disappearance of Mo Tzu's school CHAPTER THREE: THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF A TOTALITARIAN STATE Shang Yang and Legalism Background to the emergence of Legalist theory The highest goal—absolute power for the ruler How to secure absolute power? The struggle against culture Militarism The polemic between the Legalists and the Confucians The influence of Legalism CHAPTER FOUR: NATURE AGAINST CIVILIZATION Chuang Tzu and Taoism The sources of Taoism The life and writings of Chuang Tzu Human individuality The condemnation of civilization Summary Notes Preface to the English edition 1. Tradition and human personality 2. "State machine for the general welfare" 3. The theory and practice of a totalitarian state 4. Nature against civilization Select Bibliography Chinese sources in translation Other sources The Writings of Vitaly A. Rubin Book Articles Translations Index By Vitaly A. Rubin ; Translated By Steven I. Levine. Translation Of Ideologii︠a︡ I Kulʹtura Drevnego Kitai︠a︡. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [137]-143.