Research On The Concept Of Time In The Pre-Qin Period

This article begins with the origin of the concept of time and traces back to the origin of history to explore the background and characteristics of the era of the origin of the meaning of time.From the historical materials left over from ancient times,we can see the prominent position of human in the origin of history.The affirmation of the ability of human in the Legend of Three Emperors makes ancient people’s perception of time always infiltrate into the world’s life situation.in.Because the ancients did not separate time as an object,but instead built the time into a humanistic society,this practical rationality approach opened the one world on this side.Therefore,the ancient people’s demand for the meaning of the world can only be obtained from the time of the value category based on human.Through the research of Confucius and Zhuangzi’s concept of time,this article first attempts to demonstrate the significance world opened by the concept of time of Confucius and Zhuangzi:the world is originally meaningless,but the condition of human living is always required.People constantly ponder how to live.Confucius chose to give meaning to the world and set this meaning to the group space and time,allowing individuals to experience the infinity of life in groups.Zhuangzi chose the meaning of the structure of the king and the saint to endow the world.After seeing the meaningless reality of the world,Zhuangzi settled his impermanent life by knowing its irresistibleness and security.Secondly,it analyzes the realistic dilemma faced by Confucius and Zhuangzi’s concept of time:Confucius’s assignment of meaning is built on historical time.The powerful presupposition and authority of historical time also require individual’s life to be responsible for history,making The individual’s body and spirit are shrouded in the oppression of history.Zhuangzi unveiled the veil of meaninglessness in the world,but he had no choice but to do a sacrifice with the times of the impregnable imperial decree.Finally,this article attempts to refine the third concept of time:to the time to life.The meaning of the world experienced by an individual’s life is given to the individual’s perception of time.It is used to dispel the historical significance of Confucius’s time outlook and to resist the meaninglessness of the world revealed by Zhuangzi’s time outlook.In order to achieve the absolute value of the individual.