Understanding Emotion in Chinese Culture: Thinking Through Psychology

Part 1 Conceptual Foundations for the analysis of Chinese Emotions.- The Mirror Universes of East and West.- Harmony: A Delicate Dance of Symmetry.- In the Crucible of Confucianism.- On the Wings of Daoism.- Part II. Tracing Emotions daintily through Things Psychologically Chinese.- Heart-Aching Love (Teng, ).- The Art of Intimacy.- Freedom and Emotion: Daoist recipes for Authenticity and Creativity.- Being Spoiled Rotten (Sajiao ): Lessons in Gratitude.- Part III. Chinese Creativity.- Chinese Creativity, with special focus on Solitude and its Seekers.- Savoring (Pin wei ), from Aesthetics to the Everyday.- Emptiness (Kong): Insight-based Emotional Transformations.- Part IV: Conclusion.- What is an Emotion? Answers from a Wild Garden of Knowledge.