Metaphysics

Author: Wu Kunru
Publisher: Wu Nan
Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Introduction This book employs a comprehensive "intellectual" approach to explore the triad of heaven, earth, and humanity, providing a fundamental and foundational examination. Metaphysics can be termed "Dao Studies," and the "Dao" permeates heaven, earth, and humanity. This is why there are "The Way of Heaven" (Heaven Studies), "The Way of Earth" (Earth Studies), and "The Way of Humanity" (Human Studies), presenting a holistic academic framework. Beyond "Ontology," this book also incorporates the "Cosmology" and "Theory of Human Nature" as manifest aspects of metaphysical ontology into its discussion, hoping readers can "learn from the concrete and ascend to the profound," starting from the tangible universe and human life and entering the realm of metaphysical ontology. Additionally, throughout the book, the author painstakingly lays out and examines the historical evolution of Eastern and Western metaphysics, enabling readers to gain a basic and comprehensive understanding of the perspectives of ancient sages and scholars on metaphysics.