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Han And Jin Dynasties Taoism Wealth Ethical Thought,

Posted on:2007-06-19Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:K ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:1115360185984337Subject:History of Ancient China
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'The thoughts of Taoist fortune ethics in the Han and the Jin Dynasties ' refers to The thoughts of people who follow and carry out the criterion of Taoist society fortune ethics in the process of cultivate oneself according to a religious doctrine to become immortal, it refers to a sort of moral philosophy thoughts of the relationship among men, between man and the nature and the world in the course when he gets to know, create, win, apply and arrange fortune . It can be a value basis of social, economic and religious acts engendered from fortune, and the nature and character of fortune, as well as such questions as the creation, win, application and arrangement of fortune, can be studied and stated philosophically.The thoughts of Taoist fortune ethics in the Han and the Jin Dynasties originated mainly from Lao Zhuang philosophy and the Taoist theories in the Qin and the Han Dynasties, in which to 'live forever to become celestial beings' is the core creed. The study try to proceed with process of classics and common customs, to analyse accordind to three arrangements, including get to know, create, win, apply and arrange fortune, at the same time reference the theory from the 'Diadactic Structure in the Taoist Ethics and Its Influence on Chinese Ethics'. This theory thinks that there will be the 'movement' of 'Tao' that causes 'diversity' and finally gets reward from Heaven in which 'Tao is impartial' when a good man practicing the 'Tao of the Saint' in the realistic society of 'Tao of Man' respects moral teachings and values merits to a certain extent.Part One of the thesis is about the thoughts of fortune ethics of Taoists in the Qin and the Han Dynasties. Chapter One is divided into four sections discussing the thoughts of fortune ethics of Taoists in the Qin and the Han Dynasties:Section One discusses the influence of various schools of thought and their exponents from pre-Qin times to the early years of the Han Dynasty on the fortune ethics of Taoism. For instance, the thoughts of the fortune ethics by Confucius and other scholars of the Confucian School are shown in unity of the altruism and self-control with the theory of human nature of 'benevolence' as the core with the outer...
Keywords/Search Tags:Fortune ethics, The wealth in harmony, To be content with what one has is to be rich, Equal division of wealth and common interests
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