Mind and Psychology in Early China

Lisa Raphals (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

75 Seiten

2026
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-29832-2 (ISBN)

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This Element describes early Chinese views of the heart-mind (xin 心) and its relation to the psychology of a whole person, including the body, affective and cognitive faculties, and the spirit (shén 神). It argues for a divergence in Warring States thought between 'mind-centered' and 'spirit-centered' approaches to self-cultivation. It surveys the Analects, Mengzi, Guanzi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Huainanzi, the Huangdi neijing, and excavated medical manuscripts from Mawangdui, as well as a brief comparative perspective to ancient Greek views of these topics. It argues for a contrast between post-Cartesian dualism and Chinese and Greek psycho-physicalism.

1. Introduction; 2. Mind-centered texts; 3. Spirit-centered perspectives; 4. Medical texts; 5. Perspectives on embodiment; 6. Comparative observations; 7. Conclusions; References.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.1.2026
Reihe/Serie	Elements in Ancient East Asia
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Entspannung / Meditation / Yoga
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie des Mittelalters
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
ISBN-10	1-009-29832-1 / 1009298321
ISBN-13	978-1-009-29832-2 / 9781009298322
Zustand	Neuware