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Philosophical Myth. "zhuangzi" Traceability

Posted on:2008-04-02Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Z L TianFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205360215994727Subject:Chinese philosophy
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This dissertation takes the relations of Chuang-tzu's philosophy and ancient myths, pointing out Chuang-tzu mainly express an idea of philosophy with the speech of parable, it so"idea the outside of the earth, strange living a pen to carry"is lying in contents and its mode of thinking that it absorbs and draws from a great deal of ancient myth, making the Chuang-tzu's philosophy which is perceived rather than express lively. The image of myth, the speech of parable and the artistic conception of philosophy create together Chuang-tzu's generous and magnificent philosophy. This thesis is divided into the following three parts:The first part, the myth in Chuang-tzu. Many parables in Chuang-tzu pass by myth material to reorganize. The myth material of fragment spread to fall in the parable of the Chuang-tzu, we can pass some test according to with reason logically to restore it as myth.Chuang-tzu the medium myth can is divided into three types mostly: the existence of prehistoric myths of animals and plants; the s cattered myth's material; the original myths reformed and used in Chuang-tzu.The second part, the influence of myth thinking to Chuang-tzu's philosophy.Chuang-tzu not only has more contact with myth on the contents, but more important on the deep thinking idea. First, Chuang-tzu's the creations method of parable is deeply subjected to the myth thinking of influence, Chuang-tzu express its philosophy with a great deal of concrete idea and idea cluster; Second, the idea pursuing deathless, the idea of the life and death circulation, the idea of soul's deathless in the myth also influenced profoundly Chuang-tzu's life and death idea; Last, the idea of Chuang-tzu's Qi-wu is influenced by the deformation rule in the myth.The third part, the reason that there are myths factors in Chuang-tzu's philosophy. There are three reasons: First is the influence of the region culture.Chu's enriching myth resources and Chu's person was good at the thinking of imagination inspire the thinking of the Chuang-tzu and its scholar habitually; Second is a deep humanities concern.Chuang-tzu's age is alien age, Chuang-tzu disclose the ruthlessness reality and announce to public with judgment. This is exactly concern the mankind's circumstances at that moment, however, he has no force to change this alien reality, but again don't wish quilt alienation, turn but pursue the carefree journey of spirit, and myth just provide for this free and unfettered idea; Third is personal temperament. The character qualities which thoughts creator influences his creations directly, Chu's culture developed the Chuang-tzu freely romantic character, it had a direct relation with the usage of myth thinking mode.The desire to know Chuang-tzu'philosophy, know the parable of Chuang-tzu necessarily, the desire to knows the parable of Chuang-tzu, know necessarily myth of Chuang-tzu.
Keywords/Search Tags:myth, philosophy, Chuang-tzu
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