A Study Of The "whole Person" Thought In "Zhuangzi Gengsangchu"

The relationship between nature and man is one of the basic propositions in the philosophy of Zhuangzi.As for Zhuangzi’s thinking on nature and man,Xunzi judged that "Zhuangzi’s cognition of ‘nature’ was too deep so that his thought was covered,which leads to his biased understanding of ‘man’",so he pointed out that in Zhuangzi’s thoughts of philosophy,the relationship between nature and man was more emphasized on nature than man.Modern scholars such as Zhang Hengshou and Liu Xiaogan clearly agree with Xunzi’s judgment.When we examine the the whole book of Zhuangzi,the mainstream thinking on nature and man does show the tendency of valuing nature and despising man.The problem of the relationship between nature and man can be summarized as "Extraordinary men are those who don’t conform themselves to the human world but who conform themselves to nature.".However,on the basis of inheriting zhuangzi’s thought of nature and man,Gengsang Chu,which is a mixed part of zhuangzi,has a new development is that it clearly shows the thought of attaching equal importance to nature and man and advancing simultaneously under the premise of the identity between nature and man,which is original in the book of zhuangzi.Gengsang Chu expand it’s thoughts from three levels of politics,life and the world,and reveals the idea of "the complete man" that "the sage is competent in conforming himself to nature but is inept at conforming himself to man." with a parallel approach of nature and man.Specifically speaking,Gengsang Chu elaborated the the idea of "the the complete man" thought takes "nothing" as the noumenon,noumenon and development is the same and nature and man is the same too.In the political level through the way of nature and humanity,in the life level through the natural nature and life,in the world level through the principle of nature and all things in the world,to achieve a state of kind of full form preserving nature and the heart of harmony."Gengsang Chu" also shows that the way to achieve the state of "the the complete man" is "the visible one is like the invisible one",which is specifically manifested as "doing nothing" at the political level,"giving up others to seek oneself" at the life level,and "being honest with oneself" at the world level."The the complete man" thought highlights the new model of the relationship between nature and man,is the development and supplement of the thought of “People who don’t conform themselves to the human world but who conform themselves to nature” in the article of "Zhuangzi".Its theory based on the philosophy of Zhuangzi,integration of Laozi’s baby theory,the concept of inaction and Confucianism,such as careful independence,honest and bright thought resources.The thought of "the complete man" integrating Laozi and Zhuangzi,communicate Zhuangzi’s thoughts and Confucianism,and integrating hundreds of schools,it’s not only responds to the political and social needs of the unification of the world,but also provides a simple way to promote the value of human existence and pursue the meaning of individual existence.