Social and Political Thought Chinese philosophy began in the sixth century BCE with social and political philosophy as a response to the collapse of traditional bronze-age feudal society (Shang and Zhou dynasties). As the loyalty of the nobility to the...

Chinese Philosophy This composite entry is comprised of the following sub-entries: Overview Buddhism Confucianism Contemporary Daoism Ethics Language and Logic Metaphysics and Epistemology Religion Social and Political...

Language and Logic This entry focuses on concepts, issues, and themes of Chinese philosophy that involve language in view of its relation to reality, thought, and logic; the discussion is thus arranged on three central concerns in this regard: the issue...

Contemporary The People n-i). Shengming cunzai yu zinlin jingjie [Human existence and the worlds of the mind]. 2 vols. Taibei, Taiwan: xuesheng shuju, 1977. Yin, Haiguang (Yin Hai-kwong). Zhongguo wenhua te changwang [Reappraisal of cultural change in...

Chinese philosophy was philosophy written in the Chinese tradition of thought. Chinese philosophy has a history of several thousand years; its origins are often traced back to the Yi Jing (the Book of Changes), an ancient compendium of divination, which...

Ancient Chinese religion has been developed and influenced by three main teachings of belief systems and philosophies, each with separate origins. These teachings -- Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism -- have combined, with ancient animist beliefs, to create a more unified, common religion.