Introduction to Part I
1. Conflicting Views of Morality
The Intellectual Climate at the Beginning of Emperor Wu's Reign
The King of Huainan's Place in the Intellectual Scene
Moral Conflict
Gongsun Hong, Zhang Tang, and Events in Huainan after 124 B.C.
Contemporaries' Reactions to the Huainan Trial
Terror after 122 B.C.
2. The Triangle of Power: Emperor, Kings, and Officials
The Kings: A Political History
The Kings: An Alternative History
Relations between Emperor Wu and the King of Huainan before 123 B.C.
The Events of 123-122 B.C. Revisited
Conclusion
3. The Official Representation of the 123-122 B.C. Events
Cycles in Emperor Wu's Reign: The Capture of the Unicorn
The Transition from "Old" to "New"
Liu An's Biography in Shi ji and Han shu
Introduction to Part 2
4. The Goals of Human Action
The Archer
Adjusting the Scale
Roots and Branches
Wuwei
5. Following Nature
On Xing
Sages and Nonsages
Humans' Tranforming Power
The Virtues
Who Should Become a Sage?
The Huainanzi and Dong Zhongshu's Memorials
6. Evaluating the Sage: Fate, History, and Human Responsibility
The First Model: "Heaven Has No Favorites"
The Second Model: The Case of Bo Yi
Conclusion: Evaluations of Liu An and the Huainanzi
Table 1. Chronology of Main Events in the Life of Liu An
Table 2. The Liu Kings, 202-120 B.C.
Appendix 1. A Comparison of Liu An's Biographies in Shi ji 118 and Han shu 44 with a Preposed Reconstruction of Two Layers of Text
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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