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Chad Hansen

Books

Language and Logic in Ancient China, University of Michigan Press 1983

A Daoist Theory of Chinese Thought, New York: Oxford University Press 1992 pp. 448

 

Articles

"Freedom and Moral Responsibility in Confucian Ethics," Philosophy East and West, Vol 22, No. 2, April, 1972.

"Ancient Chinese Theories of Language," Journal of Chinese Philosophy, Vol. 2, No. 3, June, 1975.

"Confucius: Is Anything Sacred?," Journal of Chinese Philosophy, Vol 3, No. 2, March 1976.

"Mass Nouns and `A White Horse is Not a Horse'," Philosophy East and West, Vol.. 26, No. 2, March 1976. 

"Linguistic Skepticism in the Lao Tzu," Philosophy East and West, Vol. 31, No. 3, July 1981.

"A Tao of `Tao' in Chuang Tzu," in V. H. Mair (ed.), Experimental Essays on Chuang Tzu, University of Hawaii Press, 1983.

"Unbelief in Taoism" in Gordon Stein (ed.), Dictionary of Unbelief, Buffalo, NY, Prometheus Books, 1985 Vol II, p. 663‑64. 

"Individualism in Chinese Thought," in Individualism and Holism: Studies in Confucian and Taoist Values, Donald Munro, ed., Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies, No. 52 (University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan) 1985, pp. 35-65.

"Punishment and Dignity" in Individualism and Holism: Studies in Confucian and Taoist Values, Donald Munro, ed., Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies, No. 52 (University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan) 1985, pp. 359-383.

"Confucianism," in Academic American Encyclopedia, Grolier Publishing Co., Danbury, CT. (electronic CD version).

"Chinese Language, Chinese Philosophy and `Truth'," Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. XLIV, No. 3, May, 1985. Pp. 491-519.

"Transcending Confucius," The Existence of God: Annual Journal, University of Hong Kong Philosophy Society, 1983-4, pp. 20-30.

"Analytic Theory in Chinese Philosophy of Language," The Journal of Chinese Philosophy Vol 14 No. 3 (Sept 1987) 309-330.

"Response to Bao Zhiming," Philosophy East and West 35 no. 4 (Oct. 85) 419-424.

"Language in the Heart-Mind," in Understanding the Chinese Mind, R. Allinson, ed. (Hong Kong, Oxford University Press) 1989, pp. 75-124.

"Two Philosophical Dictionaries: A Review of Neo-Confucian Terms Explained and Chinese Philosophical Terms, Philosophy East and West, 39 no. 2 (April 1989) pp. 201-210.

"Classical Chinese Ethics," in Peter Singer, ed. Companion to Ethics. (Oxford, Basil Blackwell) 1991, 69-81.

"Mozi: Language Utilitarianism (The Structure of Ethics in Classical China)" The Journal of Chinese Philosophy 16 (1989) 355-380.

"Should the Ancient Masters Value Reason?" in Chinese Texts and Philosophical Contexts: Essays Dedicated to A. C. Graham (Open Court, LaSalle IL) 1991. pp. 179-209.

"Term-Belief in Action." in Lenk et al. ed. Epistemological Issues in Chinese Philosophy, (Buffalo, SUNY Press) 1993. Pp. 45-68.

"Reason in the Translation and Interpretation of Chinese Philosophy" in Chuang Tzu::Rationality::Interpretation, Essays from the 1991 New England Symposium on Chinese Thought. Asian Studies Program, Bowdoin College. Pp 53-70

"Fa: Laws or Standards " In Ninian Smart and Srinivasa Murthy, ed. East West Encounters in Philosophy and Religion (Long Beach, Long Beach Publications) April, 1996, pp. 151-165

"Metaphysics in China" in Blackwell Companions to Philosophy: A Companion to Metaphysics, J. Kim and E. Sosa, eds. (Cambridge, Basil Blackwell Inc.)1995, pp. 315-318.

"Meaning Change and Fastandards". Philosophy East and West. Vol. 44 No. 3, July 1994, pp. 435-488.

"Chinese Ideographs and Western Ideas" The Journal of Asian Studies, 52, no. 2 May 1993, pp. 373-399

"Nietzsche and Chinese Thought" International Studies in Philosophy, XXV/2 1993, pp. 29-40.

"Philosophy and the Future of Hong Kong" The Hong Kong Philosophy Students' Association Annual Journal. 1992.

"Qing in Pre-Buddhist Chinese Thought" in Joel Marks and Roger Ames, eds. Emotions in Asian Thought: A Dialogue in Comparative Philosophy, (Buffallo, SUNY Press) 1994, pp. 181-211.

"Devirtuosity and Virtue Ethics in Classical Chinese Thought" in P. J. Ivanhoe, ed. Chinese Language, Thought, and Culture: Nivison and His Critics, Chicago, Open Court: 1996, pp. 173-192.

"A Reply to Unger" The Journal of Asian Studies, 52, no. 3 November 1993, pp. 954-957

"The Status of Qin-Han Thought in Comparative Philosophy" in Zhu Ruey-ki, ed. Qin-Han Culture and Chinese Tradition (Qin Han Wen Hua He Hua Xia Chuan Tong) (Shanghai, Xuelin Press) 1993, pp. 46-54.

"Do Human Rights Apply in China: A Normative Analysis of Cultural Difference," Hong Kong Law Journal, Vol. 24, Part 3, Fall 1994, pp. 387-415.

“Chinese Philosophy and Human Rights ” in Gerhold Becker, ed. Ethics in Business and Society: Chinese and Western Perspectives, Springer-Verlag GmbH & Co. Kg Berlin/Heidelberg), 1996, pp. 99-127. 

“Classical Chinese Ethics” in Dictionnaire De Philosophie Morale. (Paris: Presses Universitaires de France) 

“Logic in China” in Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Vol V. 693-706. 

“Confucianism and Daoism: Issues in Philosophy of Religion” in Philip L. Quinn and Charles Taliaferro ed. A Companion to the Philosophy of Religion, (Oxford, Blackwell Companions to Philosophy) 1997, pp. 25-33. 

"Chinese and Western Ethics: Some Key Contrasts" Hong Kong Library Association Journal, November, 1996, pp. 115-119.

"Do Human Rights Apply to China?: A Normative Analysis of Cultural Difference" in Lieberthal, Lin and Young, eds. Constructing China, Ann Arbor, Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies, University of Michigan Press, Center for Chinese Studies. Pp 83-96. 1997

"Shen Tao" Submitted article to Cua, editor, Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy, New York, Garland Publishing.

"The Later Mohists" Submitted article to Cua, editor, Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy, New York, Garland Publishing.

"Chuang Tzu" Submitted article to Cua, editor, Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy, New York, Garland Publishing.

"Philosophy of Mind" Submitted article to Cua, editor, Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy, New York, Garland Publishing.

“Philosophy of Language” Submitted article to Cua, editor, Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy, New York, Garland Publishing. 

“Qing (Reality, Feelings” Submitted article to Cua, editor, Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy, New York, Garland Publishing. 

“Yu-wu (Being-nonbeing)” Submitted article to Cua, editor, Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy, New York, Garland Publishing. 

“Shih-fei (This-not)” Submitted article to Cua, editor, Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy, New York, Garland Publishing. 

“Wu-wei (Non-action)” Submitted article to Cua, editor, Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy, New York, Garland Publishing. 

“Zhuangzi” in Robert L. Arrington, Ed. A Companion to the Philosophers, Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Malden, MA. 1999 pp. 100-108. 

“Laozi” in Robert L. Arrington, Ed. A Companion to the Philosophers, Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Malden, MA. 1999 pp. 75-81 

“Mozi” in Robert L. Arrington, Ed. A Companion to the Philosophers, Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Malden, MA. 1999 pp. 91-95. 

“Zhuangzi: A Historical Introduction” Introduction for Bruya tr. Tsai Chih Chung The Dao of Zhuangzi: The Harmony of Nature. New York, Anchor Books, 1997. 9-22. 

Preface to the Chinese Edition of Language and Logic in Ancient China, China Social Science Documentation Publishing House, 1999.

"Shen Pu Hai" Submitted article to Cua, editor, Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy, New York, Garland Publishing.

"Lord Shang (Shang Yang)" Submitted article to Cua, editor, Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy, New York, Garland Publishing.

"Why Chinese Thought is not individualistic: Reason i of n" Submitted to International Symposium on Bioethics and the Concept of Personhood, Gerhold Becker, ed. Institute for Applied Ethics, Baptist University.

"Pursuing Happiness and Eating Suffering" in Journal of the Philosophy Society aahkusu, Oct. 1998.

"Judging and comparing: Reflections on the Role of Comparative Ethics" for Shun, Kwong-loi and Wong David eds. Anthology on Comparative Ethics Forthcoming.

"Guru or Skeptic: Skepticism in the Zhuangzi revisited" For inclusion in Cook, Scott ed. #####. Forthcoming

"How Chinese Philosophy shapes Western Philosophy" World Philosophy Conference, ####. Forthcoming.

"Metaphysical and Moral Transcendence" forthcoming in Bo Mo ed. Analytical Approaches to Chinese Philosophy.

" 家在中 國哲 學中的地 " (The Position of Daoism in Chinese philosophy). in Chen Guying, ed., 家文 化研 (Investigations of Daoist culture) Vol 15. pp. 25-42, 

Reviews

"Review Article on Fingarette, Confucius: The Secular as Sacred," The Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 1973

"Review of Invitation to Chinese Philosophy," International Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. xiv, No. 2, June 1974. "Review of T. Metzger Escape from Predicament," in American Political Science Review, v.73 pp. 568-9, 1979. 

"Review of A. C. Graham, Later Mohist Logic, Ethics and Science," Philosophy East and West, v.37 N2 1987, pp 241-244. 

"Review of Critiques of Confucius in Contemporary China," in Philosophical Review, Vol XCII, no. 4, Oct. 1983, pp. 642‑44. 

"Review of Tu Wei-ming, Confucian Thought Selfhood as Creative Transformation," Journal of Religion, v.66 n.3, 1986, pp 358-59. 

"Review of Thinking Through Confucius by Roger Ames and David Hall," Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 47 No. 4, Nov. 1988 pp. 852-3. 

"Review of Disputers of Tao: Philosophical Arguments in Ancient China by A. C. Graham. The Journal of Religion, v.71 n.3 July 1991, pp. 468-69. 

Review of Nietzsche and Asian Thought, ed. by Graham Parks. Archiv Für Geschichte Der Philosophie, Vol. 77. Bd., S. 1993, Pp. 109-112. 

Review of Knowing Words: Wisdom and Cunning in the Classical Traditions of China and Greece. By. Lisa Raphals, International Journal of Philosophy, Volume 1, No. 2, 1994 (Pages not available) 

Review of Names and Actuality in Early Chinese Thought by John Makeham, The Journal of Oriental Studies, XXXIII:2 1995 pp. 284-7 

Review of The World's Writing Systems by Peter T. Daniels and William Bright, (New York, Oxford University Press) 1996, xlv-920 in Journal of Asian Studies June 1997, 56:1, pp. 147-8. 

Review of Mencius and Early Chinese Thought by Kwong-Loi Shun, Stanford, Stanford University Press 1997 Philosophy East and West 49:2 April 1999, pp. 207-9