Abstract
Li is one of the most important, richest and widely used concepts in Chinese philosophy. It is used to refer to the regularity through which the myriad things operate or the root-body (本体) of the universe itself and even the common moral standards in human society.
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Notes
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Lynn (1994: 51), modified. Throughout this translation, I have followed Lynn’s translation of the Book of Changes and based many of my own translations on his.
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Hutton (2014: 75).
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Ziporyn (2009: 22). Throughout this translation, I have often followed Brook Ziporyn’s translation of the Zhuangzi.
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Lynn (1994: 25).
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经书发题
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习学记言序目,隋书.
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Chan (1963: 15), modified.
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Bloom (1987: 58), modified.
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Bloom (1987: 148), modified.
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兄答欧阳少司成崇一存稿卷.
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Ewell (1990: 309).
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Ewell (1990: 158), modified.
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Ewell (1990: 152).
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Wang, Y., Bao, Q., Guan, G. (2020). Coherence (li, 理). In: History of Chinese Philosophy Through Its Key Terms. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2572-8_13
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