Yu, David. "The Conceptions of Self in Whitehead and Chu Hsi." Journal of Chinese Philosophy 7 (June 1980): 153-74.
Abstract
The purpose of this essay is to compare Whitehead's and Chu Hsi's (1130-1200) conceptions of self metaphysically. It involves a consideration of "actual occasions" and "shih-wu" ("activities in things"): the ultimate unit for Chu Hsi is the cycle of the "yin yang" movements in reciprocity, comparable to the two poles of Whitehead's actual entity. It concludes with a delineation of the differences in their definitions of time and causality. These differences have ultimately qualified their respective conceptions of self. [Abstract from The Philosopher's Index]