Ivanhoe,
Philip J. Readings from the Lu-Wang School of Neo-Confucianism.
Indianapolis, IN: Hackett, 2009.
This book gives
reliable and elegant translations of selected works by Lu Xiangshan and Wang
Yangming. Ivanhoe is a seasoned scholar
on Chinese philosophy, and his translation reflects a deep philosophical
understanding of the two philosophers’ views, as well as a comprehensive
knowledge of the tradition of Chinese philosophy.
Ching 1974 gives a historical reconstruction of the
Goose Lake debate, and cast the focus of Lu and Zhu’s debate over the primacy
of learning or wisdom. The details of the Goose Lake Debate are well known to
Chinese scholars, but for those who are not familiar with the history, this
paper serves as a reliable guide to the debate.
Huang 1987 offers a new interpretation of the nature
of the debate, and argues that the central disagreement between Zhu Xi and Lu
Xiangshan is not on their methodology, but in their respective ontological
presupposition of the nature of mind.
This interpretation, though contrary to the traditional view, is quite
convincing and it offers a new understanding of the key issues in
Neo-Confucianism.
Huang 1977 is the only
book-length monograph devoted to Lu Xiangshan.
Written by the author of Essentials
of Neo-Confucianism (Huang 1999, cited under Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism),
this little book (less than one hundred pages) places Lu in his intellectual
historical context and explains his cosmology in comparison to that of Zhu Xi.
It can be used as a beginner’s guide to Lu Xiangshan. |