A Tentative Study On Kuo Hsiang’s"Wuwei"

The "Wuwei" ideology of Kuo Hsiang stems from the philosophy of lao zhuang. The misunderstanding of "Wuwei" breeded the prevailment of unhealthy ways and customs of nothingness. This directly stimulated the emergence of "Wuwei". The "Wuwei" ideology of Kuo Hsiang came against the background of the research fashion of communication between Confucian and Taoism, which provides guidance method for the reestablishment of "Wuwei".In Kuo Hsiang’s ideological system,"Wuwei" is the mode of being and behavior principle for the universe. The basis of "Wuwei" lies in the fact that everything is "self-production"(Zisheng)". Action cannot produce other beings, so "Wuwei" brings about the birth of being."Wuwei" does not mean non-action, whose whole essence is action guided by the principles of nature and a profound discernment of the way of naturalness. Nature is self-transformation and with inexhaustible power, so it can and should perform according to its principles. Nature is inner self-sufficiency and exterior has lot, so the action according to the principles of nature exactly is to realization the nature and accept one’s natural endowment. Individuals has differences in natural endowment, so "Wuwei" according to the principles of nature has differences in mortal and sage. The "nature" has Natural instinct and social instinct, so the "action" that the sage finds himself in the halls of ritual and government is "Wuwei". The "nature" acts as the principles of nature, does what could do as the lot, so "Wuwei" renews itself constantly. Being is "so of itself" and "Wuwei", objectively leading to the interactive action of each other, but the objective result is not the subjective intention of Dao. This brings out the real meaning of Daoist "Wuwei"Kuo Hsiang maintains that "Wuwei" is of great importance to the life and society. Abide by "Wuwei", beings can develop their nature and capacity to the fullest, can capture the essence of "Xiaoyao", everyone can become a saint, the Society can get Supreme runned, and they are interrelated with each other. The accomplish of personal freedom and social order is the same process, which is "ethics is nature".The "Wuwei", which is perfect and replete with original ideas, is an important theory of Kuo Hsiang’s metaphysics.. It is profound and it reveals an advocation of personality liberation and individual freedom of the Wei-Jin demeanor.