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An Experimental Analysis Of The Union Between Heaven And Man In Confucius

Posted on:2007-02-12Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:N NiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360242462756Subject:Chinese philosophy
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The Union of nature and man is a philosophical system with long history in China. It had already appeared from yin dynasty and Zhou dynasty to spring and autumn before the Confucius'thought. Confucius through removed the traditional collections about heaven and human being, and stressed the action of human being. So we can see that he had constructed the new view about the union of heaven and human being.This paper is supported by the analects of Confucius based on the research results of predecessor, the article synthetically analyses the relationship between heaven and human being. This article divides into four parts approximately:Partâ… :Introduce the origin of the union of heaven and human being. From yin dynasty to Zhou dynasty, the relation of heaven and human being divides two stages: Namely the"the spirit was the most revered and respected"stage in yin dynasty;"the relation of heaven and human being was complementary"stage in west Zhou dynasty.Partâ…¡: Introduce the meaning of"heaven"and"human"respectively in Confucius's thoughts.Partâ…¢: Introduce"The god of destiny"and"The Dao of heaven"is a important medium to collect with heaven and human being.Partâ…£:Introduce humanity is the important way to collect with heaven and human being. Mainly from practices self-cultivation and pacifies the people two aspects to elaborate. Through this process, human can merge in the heaven.
Keywords/Search Tags:Confucius, The union of heaven and human being, The Dao of heaven, Humanity(Ren)
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