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The Study On The Life Philosophy Of "Liezi"

Posted on:2013-01-31Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:L X BianFull Text:PDF
GTID:1115330371999230Subject:Chinese philosophy
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The "Lie Zi" is the fake book that was written in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and is the department of metaphysical writings. The core issue of "LieZi" is life issues, including their generative theory, conception of death, consciousness, their own values of life, ethical ideology and policy, and ideal of life. Comprehensive and profound."Liezi" regarded the life and death as the nature, also stressed that everyone realizes the moment, and concerned about people's views of life and death beyond death."LieZi" regarded life and death as natural things, and rejected the fundamental the boundaries of life and death. It thought that death is the end of life, and encouraged people to cherish the reality of spiritual in life and death issues, and cherished existing life. It didn't think that the world threatened personal the reality of survival. It hope that people are from the worries of death into a better pursuit of reality, are not afraid of dying because death is the final destination."Lie Zi "attaches great importance to the phenomenon of the human spirit, and gives a great deal of attention about mental activity, cognition, emotion, containing a wealth of philosophical and psychological thought. It explored the conscious by the manner of a fable, depicting conscious wakefulness to sleep and hypnosis, which the theory of perception, a preliminary analysis of the metamorphosis of perception and its causes can be regarded as ancient representative of the psychological thought. The Interpretation of Dreams theories are full of vitality, a variety of interpretation of dreams thinking of modern psychology."Lie Zi" think that the value of life is embodied in the activities of survival. It is the essence of the natural, social and others, self-role and results."Liezi" think that you do not have to add infinite time to life, when you remove the desire for immortality, you can live happily. Life's ultimate is seeking to enjoy the happy time, and does not have to seek to live longer. It fully affirmed the practical value of life deeply about the plight of human existence. "Liezi" think that the existence of the self is the highest value in life. On the individual life statement,"Liezi" values life and contempt mortality; regards self life as the best valuable. It is against the Confucian Philosophy's morality. In social life,"Liezi" established individual-based moral principles, starting from the human, which is the existence of the natural, which trends to happiness and avoids suffering. That is the unshakable nature. People have the inherent requirements of the pursuit of sensual pleasures. The emotions and moral should be the origin, because they control everyone. Self-interests become tentative idea that "Liezi" achievements harmonious world. So peace or harmony and self-satisfaction are just combined."Liezi" summed up the practice from their own survival experience, holding a weak system, stronger situation and a series of survival strategies, which are full of smart and wisdom. Its purpose is to make the most rational choice for survival."Lie Zi" hope that the first is to retain physical presence, then pay attention to health."Liezi" thought that health was not only raising shape process, but also emphasized on the pursuit of quality of life." Support" was regarded as the true meaning of life experience on the natural freedom, the survival process of regression, was to be free to choose the value of life. The most basic form of life is with material and tangible physical presence."Liezi," has the ultimate goal that the clear spirit of Tao responds the nature, which is summarized "not to violate the nature from the heart"."Liezi" spreads such a natural realm from themselves to others, from the people to the public, from the public to the country, expecting to reach an ideal human society to achieve the most complete fusion of the nature.This article set "Liezi," in the context of the Wei and Jin dynasties, to examine their philosophy of life the essence of life, life form, the value of life, the understanding of ideals. It has done a preliminary study on the psychology of "Liezi" which had not been involved in academic The paper summarized the scope of the study on "Liezi", topics related to modern psychology facts and materials, trying to reveal the characteristics and laws of logic thought in its psychology.This paper also tries to analyze "Liezi" that contained modern social moral budding and the moral philosophy of the individual standard by the different perspective from the previous attempt. What is real concerned by "Liezi" is legitimate personal interests as the foundation of social morality. It pays full attention to the rights of the individual, the value of individual existence, individual initiative and self-realization, emphasizing respect for the independent personality of the individual. If everyone has right to do on the political autonomy without any rule, they do not need the emperor."Liezi" think t that it is sure to individual existence and interests. Happiness is based on the principles of morality, as well as fundamental in governing the country.In short, the paper reveals the outlook on life that is inherent in the "Liezi". It regards the pursuit of life and desire as the core which is driven by the consciousness of death.
Keywords/Search Tags:"Lie Zi", the Life Philosophy, Conception of Death, Consciousness
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