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The Origins and Continuity of Chinese Sociology

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  1. Tiankui Jing

    1. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

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  • Argues that “Qun Xue” proposed by Hsun Tzu is the basic theory of sociology in China

  • Offers a conceptual framework of “Qun Xue”

  • Presents research by a group of experts led by Tiankui Jing, one of Chinese top scholars in sociology

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction: Historical Foundations of Chinese Sociology

    • Tiankui Jing
    Pages 1-18

  3. General Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. The Origins and Development of Chinese Sociology

      • Tiankui Jing
      Pages 21-75

    3. Core Concepts in Chinese Sociology

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      Pages 77-141

  4. Essential Concepts in Chinese Sociology: Hequn and Nengqun

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      Pages 143-143
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    2. Self-Cultivation

      • Tiankui Jing
      Pages 145-224

    3. Regulation of the Family

      • Tiankui Jing
      Pages 225-287

  5. Essential Concepts in Chinese Sociology: Shanqun and Lequn

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      Pages 289-289
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    2. Governance of the State

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      Pages 291-403

    3. Peace for All Under Heaven

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      Pages 405-481

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 483-502
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About this book

This book examines the origins and basic concepts of sociology in China and traces the discipline’s evolutionary trajectory. Building on the premise that qunxue, which goes back to Xunzi, is essentially the Chinese antecedent of modern/Western sociology, contributors try to show the distinctive ways qunxue addresses a wide range of both foundational and practical issues related to society using its own set of conceptual, analytical and methodological apparatus. The book argues that the rise of Chinese sociology will depend crucially on whether the rich heritage of traditional Chinese sociology can be fully appreciated and integrated with the Western tradition of learning. Following two preliminary chapters laying out qunxue’s basic paramters, the four remaining chapters focus on its four primary concerns: cultivation of the self (xiushen), regulation of the family (qijia), governance of the state (zhiguo), and realization of universal peace (pingtianxia).

Authors and Affiliations

  • Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

    Tiankui Jing

About the author

Jing Tiankui, Ph.D. is a Member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Deputy Director of the CASS Academic Division of Social, Political and Legal Studies, research fellow and doctoral advisor at the CASS Institute of Sociology. His research specialties include social epistemology, social science methodology, and philosophy of sociology. His books include Welfare and Sociology, The Foundation of Harmonious Society, An Introduction to Classics in Sociology and others.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Origins and Continuity of Chinese Sociology

  • Authors: Tiankui Jing

  • Translated by: Carissa Fletcher

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5681-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Social Sciences Academic Press 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-5680-5Published: 15 November 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-5683-6Published: 16 November 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-5681-2Published: 14 November 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 502

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Social Sciences, general, History of China

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