New Exploration Of Wang Bi Saint

Personality is the carrier of thought. Focusing on and exploring theideal personality is not only an important question for the Ideologicalcircle of The Han and Wei dynasties period but also the core topic ofZhengshixuanxue. In my opinion, it is the logical starting point ofWangbi’s philosophy. Wangbi started from the inherent contradictionsbetween Ziran and Mingjiao, combinated Confucianism and Taoism, usedTaoist Ziran to dissolve the Confucian moral hypocrisy. This paper arguesthat Wangbi maintained Guiwu, but he did not argue Jianyou. Wangbi’sWu does not nothing or vanity, but an empty accommodation for theexistence of all things. Therefore, Wangbi’s view of sage more revealed aConfucian sage faces. Based on wang’s annotations for Laozi, Zhouyi andthe analects of Confucius, this paper attempts to comprehensively analyzethe content, characteristics and influence of Wangbi’s view of sage andpanoramic display Wangbi’s thought of Confucian sage view.According to the above ideas, the main body of this article is dividedinto four parts:The first part expounds the theoretical origin of Wangbi’s view ofsage. Through analysising the relationship between talent and virtue,categorizing people, researching Liu Shao’s viewpoints on the sage inRenwuzhi of and Heyan’s saint view, the author will show the practicaland theoretical questions Wangbi faced.The second part will systematic interpret the connotation of Wangbi’sview of sage. The content of the previous research mainly has two aspects,the author discusses from four aspects, including character, virtue, wisdomand state of a sage.The third part is the analysis of how to become a sage. Become asage means that, on the one hand, one should keep public interests aboveeverything else; On the other hand, he should be sincere.The fourth part is the conclusion of this paper. Through the analysisof Wangbi’s sage image and how to become a sage, the author will reveal the Confucian tendency in Wangbi’s view of sage. And the author willfurther explain the influence of Wangbi’s view of sage on latergenerations.