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The Study On Human Nature Of Huainan-zi

Posted on:2015-01-26Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:M LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2255330428464065Subject:Chinese philosophy
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"Huainan-Zi" is a masterpiece of the Qin and Han new Taoism, both have Confucianism and Taoism On the whole is still the inheritance and development of Taoism, change The Laozi and Zhuangzi’s escape thoughts and into the world, this is compared to the pre-Qin Taoism progress. But Huainan-Zi’s pursuit of the ultimate goal is not the society’s virtue and morality, into the world is just in order to get rid of secular trap, reach the absolute spirit, It’s ideal personality is original nature together in the "Tao".This paper studies on the "Huainan-Zi" thoughts of human nature is divided into three parts:The human nature thoughts origin, main content and method of cultivation, The human nature of "Huainan-Zi" is absorbing and summing up of Confucianism and Taoism thoughts of human nature, To understand the human nature thought origin of "Huainan-Zi" must start from the pre-Qin Confucian thoughts and ideas of humanity Qin Taoism.The human nature thought of "Huainan-Zi" mainly includes five aspects. The first,Huainan-Zi thinks that Tao is the origin of the universe, The Tao gave birth to all things, Is a process come very naturally,"Tao" nature is human nature, So "humanity Silence". Second, The human nature of emptiness and silence,"Huainan-Zi" take the "Tao" to implement in human nature, The fundamental feature of humanity is quiet, And explain the quiet emptiness, so human nature Being quiet. Third, people goodness,"Huainan-Zi" use emptiness deduce from human goodness of human nature, Human kindness is inheriting Taoism, abide by the "Tao", quiet and inaction process and the results come very naturally. Fourth, Discussion heart and humanity relationship, The human nature from the "Tao", The heart is the carrier of humanity, that only heart to show human nature. Fifth, there are three classes of human, Human equality does not deny social differences between people,"Huainan-Zi" divided people into three registration use moral standards, and different people have different cultivation methods. "Huainan-Zi" cultivation methods of human nature:to go back to the beginning of humanity should be abstinence. And there are three classes of people need to self-cultivation and interpretation of Education, Can make people get rid of shielding nature things, Then return to original nature, and can reach the ideal realm of personality.The main contents of "Huainan-Zi" human nature thoughts is absorbed Confucian humanity ideological content, and then retains the characteristics of Taoist human nature,"Tao" as the fundamental, and established the "humanity Silence", because of the social environment of life impact. So need abstinence and self-cultivation, sage enlightenment and other cultivation methods can improve its human nature. And "Huainan-Zi" human nature has an important role in its governance ideology.
Keywords/Search Tags:Huainan-Zi, hunmam nature, Tao
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