Li Zehou and Twentieth-Century Chinese Philosophy: An Introduction to World Philosophies
This guide introduces the work of one of China's most creative philosophers, Li Zehou. Written at an introductory level, it covers the key components of Li's broader philosophical vision, providing an explanation of his influences, his philosophical innovations, and the critical reception of his work in both China and the West.

Each chapter focuses on a central idea characterizing Li's work, from his debt to Marx in his construction of Chinese cultural identity theory and his discussion of the Book of Changes to his work on yin-yang theory, pragmatic reasoning and account of the historical evolution of conceptions of beauty. Together with a comprehensive bibliography and suggestions for further reading, each chapter includes a list of questions to guide classroom discussions.

By making helpful and informative connections to more familiar thinkers and topics from American pragmatism and contemporary aesthetics, Li Zehou and Twentieth-Century Chinese Philosophy benefits anyone interested in understanding more about contemporary Chinese thought.

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Li Zehou and Twentieth-Century Chinese Philosophy: An Introduction to World Philosophies
This guide introduces the work of one of China's most creative philosophers, Li Zehou. Written at an introductory level, it covers the key components of Li's broader philosophical vision, providing an explanation of his influences, his philosophical innovations, and the critical reception of his work in both China and the West.

Each chapter focuses on a central idea characterizing Li's work, from his debt to Marx in his construction of Chinese cultural identity theory and his discussion of the Book of Changes to his work on yin-yang theory, pragmatic reasoning and account of the historical evolution of conceptions of beauty. Together with a comprehensive bibliography and suggestions for further reading, each chapter includes a list of questions to guide classroom discussions.

By making helpful and informative connections to more familiar thinkers and topics from American pragmatism and contemporary aesthetics, Li Zehou and Twentieth-Century Chinese Philosophy benefits anyone interested in understanding more about contemporary Chinese thought.

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This guide introduces the work of one of China's most creative philosophers, Li Zehou. Written at an introductory level, it covers the key components of Li's broader philosophical vision, providing an explanation of his influences, his philosophical innovations, and the critical reception of his work in both China and the West.

Each chapter focuses on a central idea characterizing Li's work, from his debt to Marx in his construction of Chinese cultural identity theory and his discussion of the Book of Changes to his work on yin-yang theory, pragmatic reasoning and account of the historical evolution of conceptions of beauty. Together with a comprehensive bibliography and suggestions for further reading, each chapter includes a list of questions to guide classroom discussions.

By making helpful and informative connections to more familiar thinkers and topics from American pragmatism and contemporary aesthetics, Li Zehou and Twentieth-Century Chinese Philosophy benefits anyone interested in understanding more about contemporary Chinese thought.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781350100831
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 07/09/2026
Series: Bloomsbury Introductions to World Philosophies
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Andrew Lambert is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at College of Staten Island, The City University of New York, USA.

Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach is Professor of Philosophy at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands and the current Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of World Philosophies.



Leah Kalmanson is Associate Professor and Bhagwan Adinath Professor of Jain Studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Texas, USA.

Nader El-Bizri is Professor of Civilization Studies & Philosophy at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

James Madaio is Head of the Department of South Asia at the Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague and a Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. He is Editor of the Journal of Hindu Studies (Oxford University Press) and Regional Editor (Indic traditions) of Bloomsbury Academic's Introductions to World Philosophies book series. He was a postdoctoral fellow at New Europe College (Bucharest), an affiliated researcher at the Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute (Chennai), and adjunct faculty at the Consciousness Studies programme at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (Bangalore). He was previously a lecturer at the University of Maryland (USA), University of Manchester (UK), and Charles University (Czech Republic).

Takeshi Morisato is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Department of Japanese Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium, and the editor of the European Journal of Japanese Philosophy (EJJP).

Pascah Mungwini is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology at the University of South Africa, South Africa.

Ann A. Pang-White is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Asian Studies at The University of Scranton, USA. She is the editor of the Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Chinese Philosophy and Gender (2016), editor and translator of The Confucian Four Books for Women (2018), and the author of many articles on Chinese and comparative philosophy as well as ancient and medieval philosophy.

Mickaella Perina is Associate Professor of Philosophy at University of Massachusetts Boston, USA.

Omar Rivera is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University, USA.

Georgina Stewart is Associate Professor at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Li and the Classical Chinese World
2. Li and Confucius
3. Li's Account of Reason
4. Li and Daoism
5. Li's Critique of Neo-Confucian Thought
9. Li's Faith in Beauty and the Highest End for Humanity
Further Reading
Annotated Bibliography
Glossary
Index

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