On Ji Kang’s Bamboo Metaphysics

Ji Kang was the main representative figure of bamboo metaphysis in Wei-jin period.He cherished Lao Tzu and Chuang-Tzu Taoism,advocated nature inaction,pursued of spiritual freedom and proposed to return the original simplicity and pureness.On the problem of “Confucian ethical code” and “nature” since the end of Eastern Han Dynasty,he proposed the view “getting over the Confucian ethical code but letting the nature at ease”.Ji Kang advocated Taoism but does not oppose Confucianism and just alienation of the Confucian ethical code was rejected about his “getting over”.Thus,Ji Kang from reclusion and from the relief was usually a bundle of contradictions.Metaphysics was converted by Ji Kang from Wang Bi’s political philosophy to philosophy of life,and his noble and unsullied personality of freedom and board-minded was also chasing for the character of the people at that time.Bamboo scholars represented by Ji Kang opened up an era which is the unconventional and unrestrained behavior of talented scholars.The paper analyzes the social and political background and ideological and cultural background on the formation of Ji Kang’s bamboo metaphysics,expounds the impact about Ji Kang’s metaphysics due to the scholars mentality change;Ji Kang tries to use the view of “getting over the Confucian ethical code but letting the nature at ease” to solve crisis of confucian ethical code,this thesis is also the basis point for the study of his thought.searches for the source of “Confucian ethical code” and “nature” His shocking thoughts,such as “negating Shang Tang,King Wu of Zhou,Duke of Zhou and Confucius”,“removing the personal feeling”,“no feeling in music” and “the way to keep in good health” are all explored,and are also the center topics of the thesis.Although the Wei-jin period has been submerged in the long historical river,and was also so far from modern people,Kang’s bamboo metaphysics is still influence on people’s concept of philosophy and spiritual pursuit.