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Wang Fu-chih Theory Of Human Nature

Posted on:2010-04-20Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:H Q WanFull Text:PDF
GTID:2205360272994074Subject:Special History
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Wang Fu-Zhi endowed the "material force" with position of ontology. Beginning with ontology of "material force", he both criticized Zhu Xi's principle lack motion and criticized Wang Yang-Ming's good heard unreal. Based on that,he put forward with" nature in the physics" to melt dual humanity' theory of "basic nature" and "physical nature" in Neo-Confucianism. Wang Fu-zhi's learning of mental-nature based on the ontology of "material force", considered humanity to be actual and changing. It's the actuality and changeability of humanity that made Wang Fu-zhi's learning of mental-nature based on the ontology of "material force" differentiate from Zhu Xi's one based on ontology of "principle" and Wang Yang-ming's one based on ontology of "heart".Wang Fu-zhi's learning of mental-nature originated from the frame of oneness of heave and man. Showed by traditional Confucian classic called the "Chung Yung" and "Appendices". He attributed the origin of humanity and good humanity to the heaven, and regulated actual world with heavenly principle. Thus he was considered not only as a traditional Confucianist, but also a concentrate of Neo-Confucianism.Wang Fu-Zhi was a rationalist of moral. Although he advocated the emotion and desire the rightness and rationalism of human perceptual desire, he also insist that the accomplishment of emotion and desire need the guidance of rationality. In his opinion, there was a correlative relation between mind of the way and human mind, nature and heart, serving as principal and essence ,nature and emotion ,principle and desire, which showed that on one hand the former was based on the latter serving as subordinate and function, on the other hand the latter need the guidance of the former.Moreover, Wang Fu-Zhi's learning of mental-natural was consistently saturated with dialectical thinking pattern of "concord of two opposite poles", which believed that anything was composed by two symmetry poles that did not confront each other and two mutually contained. Poles came to identify after reciprocal influence.
Keywords/Search Tags:Wang Fu-Zhi, learning of mental-nature, material force
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