In his new book, Benoît Vermander (Fudan University, Shanghai) explores the “gardens” of Chinese-Western comparative philosophy, assessing the problems of what he sees as the current dominant approach and subsequently proposing a compelling alternative for its future direction. Whether or not the reader agrees with Vermander’s concluding proposal, the book is unequivocally successful in its aim of under cutting the “compare and contrast” methodology, solidifying the basis for