FORWARDPREFACEChapter One THE AWAKENING I.APPROACH TO LIFE II.A PSEUDO-SCIENTIFIC FORMULA III.THE SCAMP AS IDEALChapter Two VIEWS OF MANKIND I.CHRISTIAN, GREEK AND CHINESE II.EARTH-BOUND III.A BIOLOGICAL VIEW IV.HUMAN LIFE A POEMChapter Three OUR ANIMAL HERITAGE I.THE MONKEY EPIC II.IN THE IMAGE OF THE MONKEY III.ON BEING MORTAL IV.ON HAVING A STOMACH V.ON HAVING STRONG MUSCLES VI.ON HAVING A MINDChapter Four ON BEING HUMAN I.ON HUMAN DIGNITY II.ON PLAYFUL CURIOSITY: THE RISE OF HUMAN CIVILIZATION III.ON DREAMS IV.ON THE SENSE OF HUMOUR V.ON BEING WAYWARD AND INCALCULABLE VI.THE DOCTRINE OF THE INDIVIDUALChapter Five WHO CAN BEST ENJOY LIFE？ I.FIND THYSELF: CHUANGTSE II.PASSION, WISDOM AND COURAGE: MENCIUS III.CYNICISM, FOLLY AND CAMOUFLAGE: LAOTSE IV."PHILOSOPHY OF HALF-AND-HALF": TSESSE V.A LOVER OF LIFE: T'AO YUANMINGChapter Six THE FEAST OF LIFE I.THE PROBLEM OF HAPPINESS II.HUMAN HAPPINESS IS SENSUOUS III.CHIN'S THIRTY-THREE HAPPY MOMENTS IV.MISUNDERSTANDINGS OF MATERIALISM V.HOW ABOUT MENTAL PLEASURES?Chapter Seven THE IMPORTANCE OF LOAFING I.MAN THE ONLY WORKING ANIMAL II.THE CHINESE THEORY OF LEISURE III.THE CULT OF THE IDLE LIFE IV.THIS EARTH THE ONLY HEAVEN V.WHAT IS LUCK? VI THREE AMERICAN VICESChapter Eight THE ENJOYMENT OF THE HOME I ON GETTING BIOLOGICAL II.CELIBACY A FREAK OF CIVILIZATION III.ON SEX APPEAL IV.THE CHINESE FAMILY IDEAL V.ON GROWING OLD GRACEFULLYChapter Nine THE ENJOYMENT OF LMNG I.ON LYING IN BED II.ON SITTING IN CHAIRS IIl.ON CONVERSATION o IV.ON TEA AND FRIENDSHIP V.ON SMOKE AND INCENSE VI.ON DRINK AND WINE GAMES VII.ON FOOD AND MEDICINE VIII.SOME CURIOUS WESTERN CUSTOMS IX.THE INHUMANITY OF WESTERN DRESS X.ON HOUSE AND iNTERIORSChapter Ten THE ENJOYMENT OF NATURE I.PARADISE LOST? II.ON BIGNESS III.TWO CHINESE LADIES IV.ON ROCKS AND TREES V.ON FLOWERS AND FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS VI.THE "VASE FLOWERS" OF YUAN CHUNGLANG VII.THE EPIGRAMS OF CHANG CH'AOChapter Eleven THE ENJOYMENT OF TRAVEL I.ON GOING ABOUT AND SEEING THINGS II."THE TRAVELS OF MINGLIAOTSE"Chapter Twelve THE ENJOYMENT OF CULTURE I.GOOD TASTE IN KNOWLEDGE II.ART AS PLAY AND PERSONALITY III.THE ART OF READING IV.THE ART OF WRITINGChapter Thirteen RELATIONSHIP TO GOD I.THE RESTORATION OF RELIGION II.WHY I AMA PAGANChapter Fourteen THE ART OF THINKING I.TIlE NEED OF HUMANIZED THINKING II.THE RETURN TO COMMON SENSE III.BE REASONABLECERTAIN CHINESE NAMESA CHINESE CRITICAL VOCABULARYWADE-GILES TO PINY1N CONVERSION TABLEWORKS IN ENGLISH BY LIN YUTANG