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The Concept of Immortality in Chinese Thought

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English Writings of Hu Shih

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In this lecture, I shall attempt to present a historical study of the development of the conceptions of immortality or human survival after death as they have been evolved in China throughout the various stages of Chinese religious and philosophical history.

Chapter Note: Harvard Divinity School Bulletin. No. 122, 1945–1946, pp. 23–46.

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Chou, CP. (2013). The Concept of Immortality in Chinese Thought. In: Chou, CP. (eds) English Writings of Hu Shih. China Academic Library. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31181-9_19

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