Importance of living

　　FORWARD
　　PREFACE
　　Chapter One THE AWAKENING
　　 I.APPROACH TO LIFE
　　 II.A PSEUDO-SCIENTIFIC FORMULA
　　 III.THE SCAMP AS IDEAL
　　Chapter Two VIEWS OF MANKIND
　　 I.CHRISTIAN, GREEK AND CHINESE
　　 II.EARTH-BOUND
　　 III.A BIOLOGICAL VIEW
　　 IV.HUMAN LIFE A POEM
　　Chapter 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 MIND
　　Chapter 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 INDIVIDUAL
　　Chapter 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 YUANMING
　　Chapter 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 VICES
　　Chapter 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 GRACEFULLY
　　Chapter 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 iNTERIORS
　　Chapter 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'AO
　　Chapter 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 WRITING
　　Chapter Thirteen RELATIONSHIP TO GOD
　　 I.THE RESTORATION OF RELIGION
　　 II.WHY I AMA PAGAN
　　Chapter Fourteen THE ART OF THINKING
　　 I.TIlE NEED OF HUMANIZED THINKING
　　 II.THE RETURN TO COMMON SENSE
　　 III.BE REASONABLE
　　CERTAIN CHINESE NAMES
　　A CHINESE CRITICAL VOCABULARY
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　　WORKS IN ENGLISH BY LIN YUTANG