Theory of Body and Application

Author: Xiong Shili
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: In the chapters "Ming Bian" (On Change), "Cheng Wu" (On Becoming Things), and "Ming Xin" (On the Mind) of Liyong Lun (Essays on the Body and Application), Xiong Shili re-created these works based on his original Xin Weishilun (New Consciousness-Only Theory). These chapters respectively express his late-formulated metaphysics, cosmology, and philosophy of life, becoming a crucial philosophical foundation for the Yuan Ru (Original Confucianism) system. Particularly, the standalone publication of Ming Xin Pian (Essays on the Mind) not only significantly increased in length but also greatly enriched its content, thus becoming a vital marker of Xiong Shili's late efforts to strengthen his new Confucian philosophy of life. It also represents the core of Xiong's new Yi (Book of Changes) philosophy of life and a significant attempt by him to use new Confucianism to serve the construction of a new socialist culture. The completion of Liyong Lun and its Ming Xin Pian marks a significant milestone in the perfection of Xiong's new Yi philosophy, especially his philosophy of life.