Ji Kang Theory Research

Emotional problems played an important role in ancient China, butthere were few studies about them, and more concentrated in the pre-Qinperiod. Confucian theory of emotion and Taoist theory of emotion are thetwo main theories in ancient China. Each has its own advantages anddisadvantages. And both of them have same ideas. Ji Kang’s theory ofemotion is based on their commons. The theory absorbs the nutrition ofTaoist theory, and follows the pattern of Confucian theory of emotion inpractice. And put these two theories together by "perfection"(moral). In aword, Ji Kang’s theory of emotion is more abundant, meticulous andsuccessful.The first chapter discusses Ji Kang’s theory of emotion--on theorigin of Confucian theory of emotion and Taoist theory of emotion.Confucian theory of emotion believes blood natural emotion (filial piety)to the moral emotion (kernel) to political emotion, belongs to moralprocess. The defects in the blood of natural feelings actually only havesentiment. It doesn’t mean that the emotion of germinal, the existence ofan emotional" tame" loophole. The Taoist theory of emotion believesexcellent world natural emotion to the soul of the heaven, which belongsto the" moralization" process. The perfection of world natural emotional breakthrough Confucian blood natural emotional limitations, moregeneral. Its defect is lack of commitment to the world. The moralizationgives birth to the tendency.The second chapter discusses the background of Ji Kang’s theory–the war between love and manners. This war’s essence is thedeconstruction and reconstruction of Confucian theory. On one hand,charity and love, collision and emperor can be regarded as the chain ofConfucian theory of emotion. On the other hand, the Confucian theory ofemotion update its own mechanism and Taoist theory concept isintroduced, the Confucian and Taoist theory of emotion has the sameideas.The third chapter discusses the affection on Ji Kang’s theory ofemotions. The natural emotion breaks the" domain." to the best. Ji Kangthinks walking out of ordinary natural emotion almost falls into a domain.He puts forward that it is not reasonable to think everything is born ofnatural. On one side, he discusses these three aspects health, public orprivate and no sad music. On another side, he puts the joy of love as thehighest realm, making it natural. The theory exceeds the Confucianismand Taoism and finds out their commons.The fourth chapter discusses Ji Kang’s theory of emotions in practice.Because Ji Kang’s early experience made him have a deep emotional life(blood natural emotion). National social sense of responsibility and moral righteousness that come from this emotional life lead to his spiritualpursuit cannot really follows Taoist theory. The contradictory experiencemakes him get out of Confucianism and Taoism and find out his way. JiKang judges by himself. He shows the negative moral. But oncesomething touches the bottom line, Ji Kang will proceed withouthesitation, finally died in Sima’s hand.The final two chapters are the core parts of the paper, Ji Kang’stheory of emotion seemingly parallel to the theory and practice, in factthe interlacing point is the" perfection"(moral). This theory is inevitablein the development of the theory of emotion in China. Confucian theoryof emotion and Taoist theory of emotion must produce Ji Kang’s theoryof emotion. Visibly, Ji Kang‘s theory has an important position in ancientChinese theory of emotion. In short, Ji Kang’s life is the theory ofemotion in practice.