Study On The "Chuang Tzu" Theory In The Song Dynasty

This dissertation utilizes the research technique with the document study and the history of thought,and profits from the hermeneutics the correlation theories,through studying the content of the "Chuang Tzu" Theory in the Song Dynasty,promulgates its chief feature and unfolds the rich connotation and the time spirit of the Zhuang-zi research in the Song Dynasty.The dissertation's key point is openning out the unprecedented development of the "Chuang Tzu" Theory in the Song Dynasty:scholars in the Song Dynasty how to integrate the theory of mind and nature into the Zhuang-zi research through creative interpretation,which reflects the syncretic current of the Confucianism,the Buddhism and the Taoism;scholars in the Song Dynasty how to absorb the Zhuang-zi as thought resources;scholars in the Song Dynasty how to use the thought of kingcraft in Zhuang-zi.The full text divides into five chapters:Chapter one "the background of the 'Chuang Tzu' Theory in the Song Dynasty".The Zhuang-zi research in the Song Dynasty cannot leave the culture of the Song Dynasty,therefore,the dissertation first analyzes academic background from three aspects:the prosperous culture of the Song Dynasty; the academic spirits in the Song Dynasty;the scholars' attention to Zhuang-zi.In the Song Dynasty, the Confucianism,the Buddhism and the Taoism absorbs each other,and have development and breakthrough.In this process,the academic spirits in the Song Dynasty,such as the suspicious spirit, the innovative spirit,the governing spirit and the inclusive spirit,are more prominent.These academic spirits have profound influence on the development of the "Chuang Tzu"Theory in the Song Dynasty.Chapter two "the document of the 'Chuang Tzu' Theory in the Song Dynasty and the annotation characteristic",summarizes the basic situation of the document of the "Chuang Tzu" Theory in the Song Dynasty by the form,and introduces the document in brief,including the author,the basic philosophy tendency and the edition situation and so on,then analyzes the characteristic of the "Chuang Tzu" Theory in the Song Dynasty in five aspects.Chapter three "the Tao theory of the 'Chuang Tzu' Theory in the Song Dynasty",discusses that scholars how to elucidate the philosophy theory of Zhuang-zi,mainly from three aspects."The Tao theory" is one of important contents of the "Chuang Tzu" Theory in the Song Dynasty.Scholars in the Song Dynasty fully affirmed the Tao theory of Zhuang-zi from four aspects:the mysticism,the universality,the confluent,the transcendence.They carried on in-depth expatiation to the characteristic and the function of the Tao theory of Zhuang-zi.In the Song Dynasty,the Tao theory of the "Chuang Tzu" Theory has also reflected close relation between the "Chuang Tzu" Theory and the Neo-Confucianism,like the Zhuang-zi research by Chen Jing-yuan,whose research had the immediate influence on the Neo-Confucianism,and played the influential role in the process of construction of the Neo-Confucianism ideology;the Zhuang-zi research by Lin Xi-yi and Chu Bo-xiu reflect that the Neo-Confucianism in mature later had profound influence on the Zhuang-zi research.Chapter four "the theory of mind and nature in the 'Chuang Tzu' Theory in the Song Dynasty", discusses that scholars how to displays the theory of mind and nature taking advantage of Zhuang-zi. In the Song Dynasty,the Confucian,the Buddhist and the Taoist all payed attention to the theory of mind and nature,which is the time topic.In the Song Dynasty,the "Chuang Tzu" Theory includes the Confucian life morals theory and the Taoist theory of mind and nature obviously,but also has the Buddhist theory of mind and nature,which has reflected that the Confucianism,the Buddhism,the Taoism absorb each other to introject,is also the most prominent and novel content of the "Chuang Tzu" Theory in the Song Dynasty comparing with the anterior generation.The Zhuang-zi research of Wang An-shi school mainly about the Confucian life morals theory.Under the background of the Taoist prescriptions or exercises to achieve immortality becoming the mainstream of the Taoism,the representative Taoist in the Song Dynasty,such as Chen Jing-yuan and Chu Bo-xiu,discuss "the life double repairs" thought through annotating Zhuang-zi.In addition,Chao Jiong and Lin Xi-yi,as Confucian,integrate the Buddhist theory of mind and nature into the "Chuang Tzu" Theory.Chapter five "the thought of kingcraft of the 'Chuang Tzu' Theory in the Song Dynasty", discusses that scholars how to display the thought of kingcraft by the Zhuang-zi research.Wang An-shi,Su Shi,Cheng Ju,Chu Bo-xiu pointed out that Zhuang-zi is a book of the salvation actually through attemperring the relation between Zhuang-zi and the Confucianism,which reflected the scholars' deep concern at the social politics in the Song Dynasty.They emphasised "the thought of kingcraft" in Zhuang-zi,which in fact strengthened the thought of kingcraft in the Confucianism.Chapter three,chapter four and chapter five are the main body parts of the dissertation,also the central content of the "Chuang Tzu" Theory in the Song Dynasty."The Tao theory","the theory of mind and nature","the thought of kingcraft",has their characteristic respectively,but also has the profound inner link mutually,which manifests that the "Chuang Tzu" Theory in the Song Dynasty is from nature to humanity,and from Saint to the kingcraft.