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A Study On The View Of Body And Soul In The Inner Part Of The "Chuang Tzu"

Posted on:2021-01-18Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2415330614956532Subject:Chinese philosophy
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The inner part of "Chuang tzu",as a work in the budding period of Chinese philosophy's concept of body and soul,not only expands the concept of body and soul in the context of pre-Qin,but also provides the basis for the development of the concept of body and soul in later Chinese philosophy.The internal part of "Chuang tzu" explained the concept of body and soul through analysis of the existence form of individual life,and made a multi-layered and multi-dimensional inquiry into the relationship between body and soul of individuals.Among them,the body of man mainly takes the meaning of form and skeleton,which mainly presents the level of "the body of natural giving-the body of temporary gathering-the relativity of the beauty of body".The body of natural giving explains the source of the body,emphasizing the passiveness and contingency of the body of man;the body of temporary gathering explains the characteristics of the shape,emphasizing the temporaryness and variability of the body of man;The relativity of the beauty of shape embodies the judgment of body by secular values,and emphasizes the subjectivity and uncertainty of beauty and ugliness of shape.The soul of man is a positive,active,and be unity with "Tao" activity of heart,which is carried out in a sequence of "the soul of the heart-the soul of the spirit-the soul of morality".Among them,the soul of the heart aims to reveal the place of dependence of the "soul";the soul of the spirit aims to reveal the specific state of the "soul";the soul of the morality aims to reveal the characteristics of the homogeneity of the "Tao".Due to the diversity of body and soul,Chuang tzu also explained the relationship between body and soul in the inner part of "Chuang tzu",including the relationship between the body and soul of individuals of wonderful body and free soul,the relationship between the body and soul of deformed person and the relationship between the body and soul from the perspective of "Tao".Among them,the relationship between the body and soul of man of wonderful body and free soul embodies the complete and harmonious state of body and soul,the relationshipbetween the body and soul of deformed person reflects the transcendence of the shape of individuals over the soul of individuals,and the relationship between body and soul in the realm of “Tao” shows how individuals achieve freedom in the overcoming of shape by the soul.And in any case,the key to achieving harmony between body and soul and freedom of life is the transformation from "heart" to "soul".The inner part of "Chuang tzu" proposes the theoretical keynote of the unity of body and soul through the concept of "step by step"-“cancel the opposite self-body is like dead wood,heart is like ashes-replace the unified self of body and soul with the opposite self of body and heart”,natural characteristics of the "Tao" solved the dilema of the interference of shape and heart,and established an ideal model for the relationship between body and soul of individuals.Moreover,with the help of layered analysis of "Xinzhai"-"forgetting to sit"-"Beyond the activity of the senses with the activity of the soul",it marks the state and avoidance of shape and heart,and provides the possibility of transforming theory to practice for the individual's relationship between body and soul in a general sense;In addition,it also goes deep through the layers of "harmony"-"conform to fate"-"forgetting",showing the resonance and harmony between shape and soul in the chapter of "Dechongfu",which provides the possibility for individuals to break from finiteness to infinity in the ultimate sense.The concept of body and spirit in Chuang tzu not only played a positive role in promoting the development of the concept of body and soul in the history of Chinese philosophy,but also provided a direct theoretical basis for the style of the famous scholars in the Wei and Jin dynasties.In the face of themselves,and in the face of life,it points out the possibility of a finite life towards infinite freedom.The debate between "the theory of spirtual perishability" and "the theory of spirtual pershability" caused by the trope of firewood and fire at the end of "Yang Sheng Zhu" not only shows the relationship between body and soul,but also concerns the issue of life and death.Chuang Tzu is based on "The ‘Tao' of nature" emphasizes the importance of "fulfill the years of nature life" on the one hand,and on the other hand it also puts forward the idea that "comply with the nature death";At the time of the Wei and Jin dynasties,famous scholars were oppressed by the impact of frequent natural disasters,successive wars and political turmoil,and the double affirmation of body and soul in the inner of “Chuang Tzu " also played a key role in facing self and life.This is manifested not only in his pursuit of the physical beauty of " God-Man " in Chuang Tzu's " Xiaoyaoyou ",but also in his longing for freedom and carefreeness of the" soul " of man;in essence,in the inner chapter of " Chuang Tzu ",the concept of body and soul is Chuang Tzu's setting of the ideal mode of life,which not only reflects Chuang Tzu's respect for the " Tao " " nature " and " undifferentiated " vision,but also reflects expectations and efforts for the transformation of “human control mode" to "natural control model".
Keywords/Search Tags:Tao, body and soul, nature
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