The importance of living / Lin Yutang

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Lin, Yutang, 1895-1976
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WORKS BY LIN YUTANG 1
IMPORTANCE OF LIVING 7
PREFACE 9
CONTENTS 15
CHAPTER ONE The Awakening 19
II. A PSEUDO-SCIENTIFIC FORMULA 22
III. THE SCAMP AS IDEAL 30
CHAPTER TWO Views of Mankind 34
II. EARTH-BOUND 43
III. SPIRIT AND FLESH 45
IV. A BIOLOGICAL VIEW 47
V. HUMAN LIFE A POEM 51
CHAPTER THREE Our Animal Heritage 53
II. IN THE IMAGE OF THE MONKEY 56
III. ON BEING MORTAL 58
IV. ON HAVING A STOMACH 63
V. ON HAVING STRONG MUSCLES 73
VI. ON HAVING A MIND 78
CHAPTER FOUR On Being Human 88
II. ON PLAYFUL CURIOSITY: THE RISE OF HUMAN CIVILIZATION 89
III. ON DREAMS 96
IV. ON THE SENSE OF HUMOUR 101
V. ON BEING WAYWARD AND INCALCULABLE 107
VI. THE DOCTRINE OF THE INDIVIDUAL 112
CHAPTER FIVE Who Can Best Enjoy Life? 120
II. PASSION, WISDOM AND COURAGE: MENCIUS 124
III. CYNICISM, FOLLY AND CAMOUFLAGE: LAOTSE 131
IV. "PHILOSOPHY OF HALF-AND-HALF": TSESSE 138
V. A LOVER OF LIFE: T’AO YUANMING 142
CHAPTER SIX The Feast of Life 150
II. HUMAN HAPPINESS IS SENSUOUS 154
III. CHIN’S THIRTY-THREE HAPPY MOMENTS 159
IV. MISUNDERSTANDINGS OF MATERIALISM 166
V. HOW ABOUT MENTAL PLEASURES? 169
CHAPTER SEVEN The Importance Of Loafing 175
II. THE CHINESE THEORY OF LEISURE 179
III. THE CULT OF THE IDLE LIFE 182
IV. THIS EARTH THE ONLY HEAVEN 186
V. WHAT IS LUCK ? 191
VI. THREE AMERICAN VICES 193
CHAPTER EIGHT The Enjoyment Of The Home 198
II. CELIBACY A FREAK OF CIVILIZATION 202
III. ON SEX APPEAL 209
IV. THE CHINESE FAMILY IDEAL 215
V. ON GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY 225
CHAPTER NINE The Enjoyment Of Living 236
II. ON SITTING IN CHAIRS 241
III. ON CONVERSATION 245
IV. ON TEA AND FRIENDSHIP 257
V. ON SMOKE AND INCENSE 267
VI. ON DRINK AND WINE GAMES 276
VII. ON FOOD AND MEDICINE 285
VIII. SOME CURIOUS WESTERN CUSTOMS 295
IX. THE INHUMANITY OF WESTERN DRESS 299
X. ON HOUSE AND INTERIORS 305
CHAPTER TEN The Enjoyment Of Nature 316
II . ON BIGNESS 321
III. TWO CHINESE LADIES 323
IV. ON ROCKS AND TREES 333
V. ON FLOWERS AND FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS 344
VI. THE "VASE FLOWERS” OF YUAN CHUNGLANG 352
VII. THE EPIGRAMS OF CHANG CH’AO 359
CHAPTER ELEVEN The Enjoyment Of Travel 375
II. "THE TRAVELS OF MINGLIAOTSE”1 385
CHAPTER TWELVE The Enjoyment Of Culture 411
II. ART AS PLAY AND PERSONALITY 415
III. THE ART OF READING 426
IV. THE ART OF WRITING 435
CHAPTER THIRTEEN Relationship To God 448
II. WHY I AM A PAGAN 452
CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Art Of Thinking 464
II. THE RETURN TO COMMON SENSE 470
III. BE REASONABLE 475
APPENDIX A CERTAIN CHINESE NAMES 482
APPENDIX B A CHINESE CRITICAL VOCABULARY 485
INDEX 505

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