7 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
The Yi Jing (I Ching, Book of Changes) — one of the oldest Chinese texts, consisting of 64 hexagrams used for divination and accompanied by philosophical commentaries that became foundational for Chinese cosmology and metaphysics.
American scholar of Daoism who has argued for a contemplative core to classical Daoist texts and led the collaborative translation of the Huainanzi.
Contemporary Chinese-American scholar of classical Daoism who has written on Zhuangzi and the Daoist tradition, contributing to the Western academic study of early Chinese philosophy.
The Great Calming and Contemplation by Zhiyi — the foundational text of the Chinese Tiantai school, describing the theory and practice of meditative insight (śamatha-vipaśyanā) and the nature of the mind.
American scholar of Chinese philosophy who has written on Daoism and contributed to comparative philosophy.
Chinese philosopher of the Han dynasty who wrote the Lunheng — a systematic rationalist critique of superstition, mythology, and Confucian teleological interpretations of natural events.
Chinese philosopher who was one of Confucius's most important disciples — traditionally credited with writing the Great Learning, which set the agenda for Neo-Confucian self-cultivation.