“漢英對照近世經典與傳統文化繫列”精選了我國宋明兩代以來的六部經典文化書籍，分別是《朱子全書》《傳習錄》《資治通鋻》《文苑英華》《太平廣記》和《大藏經》，並竭誠邀請相關領域的專家以“大家寫小書”的通俗方式各寫成幾萬字的簡要專著，然後再請有中文背景的英語專家譯成英文。《中國經典文化走向世界叢書（學術卷1 英文版）》是《朱子全書》及其傳承的英文版。

潘文國，教授，博士生導師，享受國務院特殊津貼。華東師範大學對外漢語繫創繫繫主任、對外漢語學院首任常務副院長，中國英漢語比較研究會前會長。國內外著名語言學家、資深翻譯家，研究領域橫跨理論語言學、對比語言學、漢語語言學、翻譯理論與實踐、漢語國際教育等，在漢英對比研究、漢語字本位理論、漢語等韻理論、漢語構詞法史、西方翻譯理論、對外語言文化傳播等方面均具重要影響。已出版專著9部、譯著6部、編著20餘部，發表論文250餘篇。主要成果包括專著《漢英語對比綱要》《對比語言學：歷史與哲學思考》《漢英語言對比概論》，譯著《二千年前的哲言》《朱熹的自然哲學》《赫茲列散文精選》《上海市非物質文化遺產名錄圖典》等。

Introduction
Chapter One A Brief Introduction to The Complete Works ofZhu Xi
1．The Collected Works of Zhu Xi
2．The Classified Analects of Zhu Xi
3．The Complete Works of Zhu Xi

Chapter Two Zhu Xi's Personal Character
1．Aspiration for Being a Sage
2．A Practical Imperial Official
3．A Diligent Pursuer of Learning

Chapter Three Subjective Characteristics ofZhu Xi's Philosophy
1．The Combination of Principle and Material Force
2．Governance of Mind over Nature and Emotion
3．Knowing/Doing & Sincerity/Reverence

Chapter Four Synthesizer of the Song Dynasty Principlism
1．Communication with Cheng Yi through Minds
2．The Synthesized Principlist System ofZhu Xi
3．Development and Defense of Principlism through Correspondence

Chapter Five Inheritance of The Complete Works of Zhu Xi
1．The Inheritance of Zhu Xi's Principlism in the Song， Yuan and Ming Dynasties and the Establishment of Its Dominance
2．The Consolidation of the Status of Zhu Xi's Doctrine in the Early Qing Dynasty
3．The Disputed Case of"Zhu Xi's Tendency towards the Mindology at His Last Years"．
Appendices
Ⅰ．Bibliography
Ⅱ．Glossary