Foreword / by Arthur F. Wright Editor's preface / by Philip P. Wiener Part I. India. Introduction Stress on universals Preference for the negative Minimizing individuality and specific particulars The concept of the unity of all things The static quality of universality Subjective comprehension of personality Primacy of the universal self over the individual self Subservience to universals Alienation from the objective natural world The introspective character of Indian thought The metaphysical character of Indian thought The spirit of tolerance and conciliation Part II. China. Introduction Emphasis on the perception of the concrete Non-development of abstract thought Emphasis on the particular Conservatism expressed in the exaltation of antiquity Fondness for complex multiplicity expressed in concrete form Formal conformity The tendency towards practicality Individualism Esteem for hierarchy Esteem for nature Reconciling and harmonizing tendencies Part III. Tibet. Introduction Consciousness of the individual Discovery of the absolute in man Absolute submission to a religiously charismatic individual Absolute adherence to the Lamaist social order Shamanistic tendencies Logical tendencies Part IV. Japan. Introduction The acceptance of phenomenalism The tendency to emphasize a limited social nexus Non-rationalistic tendencies Problem of shamanism
