Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Background of the Problem
The Priority of the Inner Chapters: Linguistic Evidence
The Priority of the Inner Chapters: Evidence from Other Areas
Relationships and Differences among the Seven Inner Chapters
The Confusion Surrounding the Inner, Outer, and Miscellaneous Chapters
Background of the Problem
Dating from the Lushi Chunqiu and Other Books
Evidence from Jia Yi's Fu
Dating from the Text of the Zhuangzi
Shortcomings of the Early Han Theory
History and Present State of the Problem
Group I: Explaining and Expanding upon the Inner Chapters
Group II: Incorporating Confucianism and Legalism
Group III: Criticizing Confucianism and Moism
Statistics and Comparisons
Conclusion
Afterword
The Zhuangzi
The Laozi
Notes
Glossary of Chinese Characters
Bibliography
Index