Study Of Yen Chih-tui's Thoughts

Yen Chih-tui lives in North and South Dynasty, the period which fills with wars and chaos and thoughts are confused. Concerning for the fate, it is rough and unstable in all his life that he goes to Liang, Qi, Zhou, Sui for living, then and after, which identifies that he is the main figure through the later North and South Dynasty. Concerning for the academic, he devotes himself into Confucianism, and also involves in Taoism, Buddhism. He also proficient in Astronomy, phonology, philology, calligraphy, and excel in both North Dynasty and South Dynasty while identifying rights and wrongs. All the above qualities make him as the main figure who summarized academics of both North Dynasty and South Dynasty.The Family Instructions for the Yen Clan, Yen Chih-tui's masterpiece, which is the summary of Social experience and academic achievements all through his life. Therefore, it is an epitome of changes in society and thoughts in that time and is the main document for us to study Yen Chih-tui and his time.To a certain extent, there are achievements on studying Yen Chih-tui and his The Family Instructions for the Yen Clan. But the study is still limited to his education and literature thought while less concerns about his religious, academic and social thought which reflect his time most.The thesis discusses Yen Chih-tui's life and background of his paternal teaching firstly, Then explores and studies carefully on writing background, propagation process, release notes of the book, the part of which studies on editions from Song Dynasty to present characterizes the thesis. Basing on this, analyzing the characteristics of his thoughts and its relations with the time by discussing Yen Chih-tui's religious, academic and social thought. The author thinks that"understanding"is the soul of his thought, and looks on in detail in his religious and academic articles, and the view of"Three Religions Confluenced"is the most sparking view of his thought and also the production of scholar-bureaucrats represented by Yen Chih-tui who adjust themselves to changes of the society. Lastly, the author summaries the achievement of Yen Chih-tui and his status in the history of academics.Through this research can improve our understanding of Yen Chih-tui and his books in a more comprehensive and thorough way,and offers a clear case for studying in changes of society and academics in North and South Dynasty. research and social changes provide a more clear case, and beneficial to the development of studying in its relevant fields and therefore has certain research, therefore has certain academic significance.