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Acknowledgments Focusing the Familiar had its beginnings in a University of Hawai‘i graduate seminar on “Reading Philosophical Texts.” We gladly acknowledge the significant contributions of several exceptional students in that seminar, who have since initiated their own professional careers. We have certainly benefited from numerous conversations with sinologists and philosophers aimed at the articulation and defense of our sometimes controversial translations and interpretation. We are also grateful to two anonymous readers solicited by University of Hawai‘i Press, each of whom challenged us to take another look at our interpretation of the Zhongyong. We believe that second look to have materially strengthened our arguments. The Pacific Cultural Foundation in Taipei was most generous along the way in offering its support for the research underlying this project, and our many friends at Peking University and Tsinghua University have kept us apprised of the exciting new finds that are redefining the scholarly world’s understanding of classical China. Professor D. C. Lau and the staff of the chant project for the Institute for Chinese Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong were most kind in allowing us to use their critical edition of the Zhongyong included as a chapter in their concordance to the Liji. Patricia Crosby, Senior Editor at University of Hawai‘i Press, offered her considerable professional abilities to this project from its outset, assisting us at every step along the way. Daniel Cole, from the Center for Chinese Studies, prepared the camera-ready copy for the Press and assisted in producing the Index. His good humor and tireless attention to detail have helped to insure the ix x Acknowledgments production of both a handsome and reader-friendly text.We would also like to express our gratitude to Tsao Hsingyuan who lent her expertise in art history and her aesthetic sensibilities to our efforts to find an appropriate cover for this book. Geir Sigurdsson and Danny Coyle went through the manuscript line by line to trap and punish any stylistic or editorial infelicities. Finally, we offer special thanks to Henry Rosemont, Jr., to whom Focusing the Familiar is affectionately dedicated. Throughout a long and distinguished career, Henry has been a steady champion of comparative philosophy. His selflessness as a mentor and scholar is legendary. As on so many other occasions, Henry read our manuscript and provided us with a searching critique that is perhaps the finest gift an acadmic can give to his colleagues. This is a far better book because of Henry. Roger T. Ames University of Hawai‘i at Manoa David L. Hall University of Texas at El Paso ...

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