The moral value and the form of ritual in The Ritual thought of Xunzi
| Autor: | Li-fang Kao, 高立芳 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 98 The formation of the Ritual Thought of Xunzi has two premises: the main one is a historical heritance from Confucius with his study of the Confucian classics ; the secondary one is the phenomenon to re-create Confucian Ritual Thought in order to respond to the social situation in the Warring States period and the contention of a Hundred Schools of Thought. After combining these two premises, Xunzi constructed his comprehensive and unique theory which includes the relationship between Heaven (tian) and man and his point of view about human detestable dispositions, which are naturally inclined toward selfishness. Because of the uniqueness and innovation of Xunzi’s Ritual Thought, the Confucian Ritual Thought once again obtained emperors and the intellectuals’ attention and emphases in the Warring States period. As for his own Ritual Thought, Xunzi built the frame through the interaction between the moral value (qing) and the form of ritual (wen), which finally led to his central idea that Ritual Propriety, the rules which guieds behavior, should be established according to human’s natural affection. By means of studying concepts of Xunzi’s “qing” and “wen,” we can obtain a philosophic understanding of his thinking, a historical observation toward the social circumstances in the Warring States period and an academic positioning of the importance of his own Ritual Thought. In addition, this thesis also tries to demonstrate Xunzi’s specific ststus in Confician Ritual Though inheritance and the significance of his theory in Chinese Ritual Musical Culture. |
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