Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Heart, body and mind -- 1.1. Object and goal: Chinese concept of xin 'heart' -- 1.2. Heart, culture, and cognition -- 1.3. Body, society, and cognition -- 1.4. Body, mind, and culture -- 1.5. Cognitive semantic study of metaphor: Embodiment -- 1.6. Structure of the book -- Chapter 2. The HEART in ancient Chinese philosophy -- 2.1. Introduction: Basic philosophical notions and constructs -- 2.2. The heart as the locus of the "mind" -- 2.3. The heart as the locus of moral sense -- 2.4. The heart as the locus of societal governance -- 2.5. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 3 The HEART in traditional Chinese medicine -- 3.1. Introduction: Basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine -- 3.2. The heart as the ruler of the body -- 3.3. The heart as the grand master of the internal organs -- 3.4. The heart or brain: Which one governs the spiritual light? -- 3.5. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 4 The HEART in present-day Chinese language -- 4.1. Introduction: A cognitive semantic study -- 4.2. The heart as a physical entity -- 4.3. The heart as the locus of one's inner self -- 4.4. The heart as the locus of mental life -- 4.5. The heart as the locus of emotional life -- 4.6. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 5 The HEART in present-day Chinese discourse -- 5.1. Introduction: Textual analysis -- 5.2. The heart in an essay on the "heart" -- 5.3. The heart in some poems on the "heart" -- 5.4. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 6 The HEART in cross-cultural comparison -- 6.1. Introduction: An external viewpoint -- 6.2. Conceptions of the heart and brain in the West -- 6.3. A comparative perspective from English -- 6.4. Four humors and five elements -- 6.5. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 7 Conclusion -- 7.1. Looking back in perspective: Some highlights -- 7.2. Bringing into focus: Holism and dualism, heart and head -- 7.3. Looking beyond: Methodological issues -- 7.4. Emerging from it: Afterword -- Backmatter