Research On The Leader Of Jixia Academic Thought-Chunyu Kun

Chunyu Kun, whose thought and words and deeds had had far-reaching influence on the development of Jixia Academy, was the leader of science in Jixia Academy during the Warring States Period. It made Jixia Academy the centre of thought and learning in the whole state to have established the school style of "Contention of a Hundred Schools of Thought", to have lastingly continued the tradition of free argument and to have gained abundant achievement in thought and learning. It also made the doctrine of Jixia one of the sources of Qin Han thought and culture. Chunyu Kun played a very important role in the special historical stage of Jixia Academy. From the aspects of carving out on the basis of success to tradition and leading academic style, his contribution is incomparable. The further research on Chunyu Kun's thought and life experience not only helps know the history of Jixia Academy, but also has significant influence on knowing the development of the Warring States Period Culture, Qi Culture and Doctrines of Various Schools.With the warming up of research on Qi Culture since 1980s', great breakthrough of research on Jixia Academy has been made. But compared with other subjects having been done in the same field, research on the academic leader of Jixia Academy appears comparatively weak. In order to make up for the insufficiency, the writer tries to give him a better evaluation of his historical contributions and historical footing by exploring all-sided the life experience, political ideas, philosophic thought, diplomatic wisdom and argument art, by further analysis on his works, the adscription of his school and some other disputed problems.The thesis contains eight chapters. The first chapter introduces Chunyu Kun's usual experience from a poor person to a big wheel. The second chapter discusses Chunyu Kun's art of government, stressing the effective political viewpoints. The third chapter is focused on Chunyu Kun's philosophical thought, especially the progressive part. The fourth chapter exhibits Chunyu Kun's diplomatic elegant demeanor, paying more attention to his outstanding diplomatic wisdom. The fifth chapter concentrates on Chunyu Kun's art of argument, showing us his crack skills for argument. The sixth chapter is about ascertainment on Chunyu Kun's works. The seventh chapter discusses the adscription of Chunyu Kun's school. The eighth chapter affirms Chunyu Kun's historical footing by demonstrating his important role played in Jixia Academy.Because of lack of history material about him, research on Chunyu Kun and estimate of his historical footing are greatly insufficient. This thesis tries systemically to clear up, analyze and correct existing material so as to exhibit the elegant demeanor as the leader of Jixia Academy all-sided. What is especially worth mentioning is that the writer sets forth the following creative points of view on the basis of breakthrough over the previous doctrines:Reasons a disputed question that if Chunyu Kun was an official by analyzing Jixia Scholar's point of "Commenting But Not Ruling" on the basis of Jixia Academy's double characteristic combined technicality and polity, drawing the conclusion that Chunyu Kun would act as the ambassador-at-large, while "Shang Qing", "Shang Dai FU", "Lie Dai Fu" and "Doctor" were not official positions but institutional titles.Summing up Chunyu Kun's political perspectives of "Advocating Reformation", "Respecting the Wisdom" and "Opposing the War", paying special attention to the point of "opposing the war" against the circumstance of states fighting with one another. This chapter illustrates the following viewpoints gives prominence to their positive effects on the monarch, the ministers, the country and the people.The writer on one hand inherits previous scholars' understanding and analysis to three aspects of his thought of "Things will develop in the opposite direction when they become extreme", "Objects belong to respective types" and "Contents must be conveyed by a certain form". On the other hand, the writer sets forth a new viewpoint of "Argument for Courtesy and Power" and discusses the relationship between them. Setting forth new philosophical viewpoint based on the breakthrough of "argument for courtesy and power", illustrating the point of "argument for courtesy and power" is the very representation of Chunyu Kun's political and philosophical thought systematizing.The writer reduces his skills to five aspects which are language for Argument featured in implicitness, attached importance to Rivals of Argument, more Attention to logical and grandiose arrangement of argument, various angles for argument and voice of argument full of individuality.Drawing the conclusion that there's relationship between Chunyu Kun and《Wang Du Ji》and《Yan Zi Chun Qiu》by ascertainment on Chunyu Kun's works. The two books were thought to be written by Chunyu Kun but needed attesting.By ascertaining the definitions and traits of Political Strategists and Eclectics School, the thesis makes meticulous differentiation on precious theories that "Chunyu Kun belongs to Political Strategists " and "Chunyu Kun belongs to Eclectics School" so that drew the conclusion that Chunyu Kun belongs to Eclectics School not Political Strategists School.Lastly, the thesis gives a complete evaluation on important role in Jixia Academy and his special cultural footing through the research on Chunyu Kun's important role in ups and downs of Jixia Academy, in starting the tolerant and free Jiaxia style of study and also in the profound affect on coming into being the Confucian School and Huang Lao Scholars.