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Interpretation and View of Master Lao and Zhuang’s Thought by Wang Fu Zhi

Author: XiaoJianYuan
Tutor: ZhangQiZhi
School: Northwestern University
Course: History
Keywords: Wang Fu-Zhi Master Lao and Master Zhuang thinking domain being and nonbeing
CLC: B249.2
Type: PhD thesis
Year: 2008
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Abstract

Wang Fu Zhi was also called one of the most eminent philosophers in Chinese history, while he interpretated and united of Confucianism and Taoism by his books. Wang Fu Zhi mentioned dialectic and speculation about theory of thinking law in his works, Wang have correlation with that which is above shapes. His thought have correlation with interpretation of Master Lao and Zhuang’s thought belonging to philosophical theory in its emphasis on domain. On one hand, Wang over-all understand Master Lao and zhuang’s thought about domain, On the other hand, Wang united domain of Master Lao and Zhuang’s thought with way and virtue of Confucianism. Wang fu zhi revealed secret of Neo-Confucianism of the song and Ming period with extend interpretation of Master Lao and Zhuang’s thought with theory of thinking law and constructed Neo-Confucianism’s theory of state with emphasis on domain.As one of the most eminent thinker in Chinese history, Wang Fu Zhi thought can be approved by an over-all understanding of a harmonious fusion with Confucianism’s theory of state lies in extend interpretation of Master Lao and Zhuang’s thought, he united way and virtue of Confucianism with Master Lao and Master Zhuang’s domain. Wang reconstructed theory of domain with being and development Neo-Confucianism thought in it’s emphasis on being of way and virtue. To phactise the principle of being, Wang Fu Zhi studied Master Lao and Master Zhuang’s thought on a relatively large scale, corresponding with being and nonbeing.Wang Fu Zhi interpretated Master Lao’s thought with nonbeing and Master Zhuang’s thought with nonbeing-nonbeing, corresponding with being and nonbeing. He described quite different between being and nonbeing in it’s emphasis on domain and interpreted harmonious relation between and nonbeing with way and virtue, corresponding with domain. Wang united domain of Master Lao and Master Zhuang’s thought with way and virtue of Confucianism’s thought and proved harmonious relation between being and nonbeing in it’s emphasis on domain, corresponding on domain of way and virtue. In a word, Wang Fu Zhi reconstructed and development Neo-Confucianism’s theory of state in it’s emphasis entity substance of way and virtue by interpretation of domain with being and nonbeing.Zhang Zai proposed his materialistic doctrine of material force. According to him, material force be proved harmonious relation between way and virtue with domain. Wang Fu Zhi’s cosmology is similar to that of Zhang zai whose successor he may be regarded as. He contended that principle is identical with material force, that it is not a separate entity with being and nonbeing that can be grasped but the order and arrangement of thing by an over-all understanding of domain of way and virtue. In Confucianism’s theory of state lies in extend interpretation of domain in it’s emphasis on way and virtue that he interpret harmonious relation between being and nonbeing with domain, Wang Fu Zhi’s personal search described a circle from nonbeing and nonbeing-nonbeing through being and back go nonbeing-nonbeing about way and virtue, corresponding with domain. To be sure, Wang Fu Zhi and Zhang Zai are capable of saying without the way, there would be no concrete things, Yet on the other hand, If there be concrete things, how can we then be afraid of there being not the way……few man are capable of saying without concrete things, there would not be the way, yet this is truly so. Wang Fu- Zhi contended that a harmonious fusion should be preceded by a harmonious relation between Master Lao and Master Zhuang’s domain with Confucianism’s Way and virtue, corresponding with supreme Ultimate. So according to Wang Fu Zhi, he interpretated harmonious relation between domain with supreme ultimate, way and virtue with state of entity substance in the process of development in Neo-Confucianism’s thought.Wang Fu Zhi’s philosophical thought must be a harmonious fusion and dialectical synthesis of domain with supreme Ultimate and way and virtue of Confucianism.As one of the most eminent materialistic philosophers in Chinese history, Wang Fu Zhi development Neo-conficianism’s thought by extend interpretation of Master Lao and Master Zhuang’s domain with being and nonbeing that be described harmonious relation between way and virtue of Confucianism. As is usually read, there are two most important sources, i.e., that of way and virtue with Confucianism’s theory of state, that of domain with Master Lao and Master Zhuang’s thought, corresponding with being and nonbeing. The keynote of Lao’s philosophical system is the way corresponding with nonbeing in it’s emphasis on enlightenment; the keynote of Zhuang’s philosophical system is the way, corresponding with nonbeing-nonbeing in it’s emphasis on the methods of "fasting his mind". Wang Fu Zhi rejected the Master Lao and Zhuang’s way corresponding with nonbeing and nonbeing-nonbeing, refusing to have any dealings with entity substance, he contended the principle is identical with material force corresponding with Zhang Zai’s material force. Wang discoursed materialistically on human nature, corresponding with Confucianism’s way and virtue. In a word, among Wang Fu Zhi’s works, the most important is reconstructed and development being of way uniting domain and way and virtue, corresponding with Confucianism and Master Lao and Master Zhuang in its emphasis on unity of man with Heaven and unity of being with nonbeing. The future development of Chinese traditional philosophy uniting of being with nonbeing must be a harmonious fusion and dialectical synthesis of the development, inclusiveness and profundity of traditional Chinese philosophy.

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