The Origin Research Of Chuang-tzu

The study of Chuang-Tzu has never stopped since it formed. From the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, the study of Chuang-Tzu focused on the collation and the interpretation.In modern times, the main emphasis of the research about Chuang-Tzu has shifted to the philosophy of Chuang-Tzu, the authenticity of his works and the process of Chuang-Tzu’s study conditions. There is little for overall review of Chuang-Tzu’s origins,such as Chuang-Tzu’s formation,table of contents rheological and divide.The origins of Chuang-tzu is a problem in the modern study. This is a problem which must be resolved by everyone who studies Chuang-tzu.Firstly, discussing about the time when Chuang-tzu was formed will be helpful for us to understand the relationship between Chuang-tzu and Lv’s Spring and Autumn,Han Feizi and Huainan.Secondly,according to the explanation of Cui Zhuan,Xiang Xiu,Sima biao and Guo Xiang,we can understand the mutual influence between Chuang-tzu’s philosophy and metaphysics in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. In addition,if we can understand the explanation and justice of Chuang-tzu with a historical view,it will be convenient to rationalize the articles from52to33. Finally,we will have a clear understanding of the formation process of the chapters.And it is conducive to understand the spread of other pre-Qin works and the articles divided.Thus, the origins of Chuang-tzu will become the key to solving the text,the philosophy and all the other problems.The subject mainly includes the following sections:The first part:the introduction. Have a brief discussion on the reasons of this topics,the research situation and the research methods.The second part:Chuang-tzu’s profile.This section will do a brief introduction about the name,the birth,the state and hometown of Chuang-tzu.The third part:The formation age of Chuang-tzu.In this part we will analyze the written law of the works in pre-Qin.Then we will infer the writing process.The fourth part:The division of articles.The ancient books point inside and outside.Demonstrating when the writing style started and the criteria for the classification,it is helpful to infer the division process and standards of Chuang-tzu.That is when the inside and outside chapters divided,when the miscellaneous chapter isolated from outside chapter and who did it.The next part:The sound and meaning of Chuang-tzu is going to give us a way into Chuang-tzu.In this section,we can explore the general process of contents rheology through each refernce of notes:the articles of Chuang-tzu developed from52to27,and then33.At the same time, we can link the lost in Sound and Meaning with the lost contents.Then explore the lost19articles.The last part:The conclusion.Summarize the writing process,the division of articles,contents rheology and the lost arrangement.