Research On Ruan Ji’s Study Of Chuang-tzu

As one of the important representatives of the seven sages of the bamboo forest,Ruan Ji’s philosophy can be roughly divided into three periods.In the early stage,he devoted himself to Confucianism;in the middle stage,he devoted himself to the integration of Confucianism and Taoism;in the later stage,he turned to Zhuangxue thought.Ruan Ji’ s ideological transformation of Zhuangzi promoted the research and dissemination of Zhuangzi thought in the Wei and Jin dynasties in academic terms;in terms of personal cognition and survival,he established a unique set of views on nature,life and politics.And helped him realize the ideal personality that transcends himself,the universe and society.The focus of this thesis is Ruan Ji’s late Zhuangxue thought.In order to clearly clarify Ruan Ji’s Zhuangxue thought,the thesis carried out the following researches:First,the the thesis analyzes the background of Zhuangxue thought.This part combs the entire generation and development process of Zhuangxue thought from the pre-Q in period to the Wei-Jin period;presents the political situation,academic trends and Zhuangzi thought that contributed to the formation of Ruan Ji’s Zhuangxue thought;analyzes the formation process of Ruan Ji’s Zhuangxue thought The internal reasons such as the origin of family learning,personal obstacles and the awakening of individual life.Secondly,the thesis systematically discusses the content of Ruan Ji’s Zhuangxue thought.According to Ruan Ji’s natural philosophy,political philosophy,and philosophy of life,respectively,and based on Ruan Ji’ s overall text to analyze his Zhuangxue thought.In natural philosophy,this article considers it to be the basis of Ruan Ji’s Zhuangxue thought,regardless of the direction of his thoughts.He has always adhered to the idea of "all things one in one";in political philosophy,after Ruan Ji realized the problem of "famous religion" and "nature",his initial attitude was to help Taoism into Confucianism,eager to learn about nature.The wise monarch of Tao leads people to the real world of happiness,but when the political situation continues to deteriorate and the relationship between the two cannot be reconciled,his political beliefs begin to collapse and move towards a complete Dazhuang.In the philosophy of life,Ruan Ji constructed the ideal personality of "Mr.Adult".Out of dissatisfaction with reality,Ruan Ji aspires to build an ideal society in which people follow their own personalities and not be burdened by secular rituals when criticizing rituals.He believes that in the age of "too simple simplicity",there is no distinction between monarchs and ministers.At that time,the society "has nothing to avoid,and there is nothing to fight for benefits"."The difference between good and evil is indisputable for right and wrong." With"Heaven’s Way" attached to "Humanity",it is believed that a society without human intervention is the most ideal state.Once again,the thesis shows Ruan Ji’s practice of Zhuangxue thought.It explains the appearance of Ruan Ji’s Zhuangxue thought from four aspects:hermit,travel to immortals,Lu Shi,and Ren Dan.Among them,seclusion and wandering immortals are the internal manifestations,and Lu Shi and Ren Dan are the manifestations of their external behaviors.These four aspects can enable us to better understand Ruan Ji’s depressing life under the influence of Zhuang’s thoughts.Finally,the article analyzes and discusses the influence of Ruan Jizhuang’s thoughts on the background of history and thought.This influence is two-fold.On the one hand,it created a nihilistic social atmosphere for later generations,especially the Western Jin Dynasty,and on the other hand,it contributed to the development of metaphysics.It constitutes an indispensable part in the history of metaphysics,namely practical Zhuangxue.