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1.&nbsp;Abstract.-&nbsp;2.&nbsp;Introduction: How to Enjoy the Cultural Elements of Lunli?.- 3. Part I: The Discourse Structure of Lunli and Its Chinese Code.- 4. Part II: The Spiritual Temperament of Lunli.- 5. Part III: The Significance of the Lunli Discourse for the History of Civilization.<br>

Hao&nbsp;Fan&nbsp;(Heping&nbsp;Fan)&nbsp;is&nbsp;Professor&nbsp;of&nbsp;Southeast University, China,&nbsp;Distinguished Professor and Changjiang Scholar, Vice President&nbsp;of&nbsp;Jiangsu Provincial Academy&nbsp;of&nbsp;Social Sciences; Deputy Director&nbsp;of&nbsp;Academic Committee and Director&nbsp;of&nbsp;Department&nbsp;of&nbsp;Humanities and Social Sciences at Southeast University; Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow&nbsp;of&nbsp;World Ethics Institute Beijing at Peking University; Senior Visiting Scholar at&nbsp;the&nbsp;University&nbsp;of&nbsp;Oxford, and Visiting Professor at King's College London. In 1992,&nbsp;Fan&nbsp;was promoted professor and became&nbsp;the&nbsp;youngest professor&nbsp;of&nbsp;philosophy and ethics in China.

<p>This book interprets the concepts, philosophies and cultural traditions of lunli (roughly construed as “relationships and rationality”) from the perspective and domain of ‘dialogue civilization.’ On the conceptual level, it expounds the common reference and different tenets of the Chinese lunli and the Western “ethic”, exploring the characteristics of lunli and "ethic" in civilization history, considering notably the difference between unification of family and state and division of the two at the embryonic stage of civilization. The book draws on the lunli-oriented culture and religion-based culture to demonstrate the difference between Chinese “lunli” and Western “ethic” in their respective top design and ultimate care, by exploring the issue “What the world would be like, if there were no lunli” for the Chinese and “What the world would be like, if there were no God” for westerners. Since lunli is the most prominent feature of “being Chinese”, or the most symbolic and interpretative Chinese cultural concept, this pivot provides a key introduction for Western readers not only to the concept itself, but also to modern day Chinese culture.</p>

<p>Hao&nbsp;Fan&nbsp;(Heping&nbsp;Fan)&nbsp;is&nbsp;Professor&nbsp;of&nbsp;Southeast University, China,&nbsp;Distinguished Professor and Changjiang Scholar, Vice President&nbsp;of&nbsp;Jiangsu Provincial Academy&nbsp;of&nbsp;Social Sciences; Deputy Director&nbsp;of&nbsp;Academic Committee and Director&nbsp;of&nbsp;Department&nbsp;of&nbsp;Humanities and Social Sciences at Southeast University; Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow&nbsp;of&nbsp;World Ethics Institute Beijing at Peking University; Senior Visiting Scholar at&nbsp;the&nbsp;University&nbsp;of&nbsp;Oxford, and Visiting Professor at King's College London. In 1992,&nbsp;Fan&nbsp;was promoted professor and became&nbsp;the&nbsp;youngest professor&nbsp;of&nbsp;philosophy and ethics in China.</p>

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Introduces and unveils the Chinese cultural code behind “lunli” Systematically compares the concepts of Chinese “lunli” with the English term “ethic” Innovatively explores and explains what the world would be like without “lunli”