Ritual Daoist Synthesis and the Zhengshi Xuanxue

Author: Gao Chenyang
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: This book is one of the series of the Confucius Foundation of China. It is a work on the study of metaphysics. Metaphysics is a product of an important period in the development of the history of Chinese philosophy. It appeared on the historical stage with a theoretical form and academic style that was completely different from the Confucian classics of the Han Dynasty. During the Wei and Jin periods, it formed a strong trend, not only capturing the hearts of the people and permeating all aspects of social life but also influencing the Southern and Northern Dynasties and even having a significant impact on later generations. This book introduces the reconstruction of the relationship between metaphysics and Confucianism and Taoism, the emergence of Zhengshi metaphysics, Xun Can and the inception of metaphysics, He Yan and the establishment of Zhengshi metaphysics, Wang Bi's elusive arguments and the highlight of Zhengshi metaphysics, the principle of prioritizing the fundamental and neglecting the trivial in Wang Bi's Taoism, and the integration of Taoism into Confucianism in Wang Bi's studies of the I Ching.