Liu Yin's Neo-Confucian thought and literature

Author: Wang Sumei
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This book is the result of an interdisciplinary study on the intersection of the philosophical thought and literature of Liu Yin, a renowned Yuan Dynasty philosopher. The author takes the research on Liu Yin's philosophical approach of "wholeness and interconnectedness" as the starting point. First, the author introduces that Liu Yin's philosophical approach of "wholeness and interconnectedness" is a dialectical theoretical thinking method, almost approaching dialectical logical thinking. Then, the author introduces the innovations and breakthroughs in Liu Yin's philosophical thought in the four aspects of qi, dao, li, and xin under the influence of this comprehensive and interconnected thinking. The main content argues and introduces how Liu Yin's idea of revering the Yuan Dynasty and Guiyang is integrated into all aspects of his theory of qi, especially the significant role of his call for the Yang (masculine) qi. It also introduces the comprehensiveness of his "so what is the reason for this" and "what should be the reason for this," as well as his important thought that "the mind and the psychological are without interval." The book strives to demonstrate the alignment between Liu Yin's philosophical thought and literary thought from both macro and micro perspectives. It introduces how Liu Yin transfers the category of "qi" and its specific concepts, as well as the category of "xin" and its specific concepts, into poetic creation and transforms them into poetic imagery, making philosophy and imagery interconnected at subtle levels. It also explains how Liu Yin, on a macro scale, transforms philosophical time and space into aesthetic time and space to accommodate all things, showcasing his broad-mindedness and grandeur. Furthermore, it analyzes the spiritual demeanor of the creative subject, thereby clarifying the similarities and differences between Liu Yin's poetic demeanor and his subjective demeanor, and reveals the characteristics of Liu Yin's poetry where emotions and philosophy blend harmoniously. With the alignment between Liu Yin's philosophical thought and literature as the core content, the book delves into the fusion of Liu Yin's philosophical thought and literary thought, as well as the influence of his philosophical thought on his theories of prose and poetry. The author also takes Liu Yin's specific poetic themes as the object of study, specifically examining the influence of Liu Yin's philosophical thought on his poetic creation, and clearly summarizes the specific characteristics of Liu Yin's poetic styles.