Table of contents : Contents List of Figures Abbreviations Introduction: “One and Many” as an Ontological Problem Part one Textual Studies Chapter 1. Ge Hong’s Doctrine of Xuan Dao Chapter 2. Plato’s Answer to the Pre-Socratic Debate Chapter 3. Ge Hong’s Preservation of the One Chapter 4. Plato’s Doctrine of Forms Chapter 5. Two Forms of Enlightenment Chapter 6. Ge Hong’s Doctrine of Immortal Beings Part Two Comparative Ontology Chapter 7. Nothing Chapter 8. The One Chapter 9. The Many Conclusion: Comparative Methodology Notes Bibliography Index About the Author SOCIETY FOR ASIAN AND COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY MONOGRAPH SERIES