英文摘要 |
Ren' is not only the core of Lunyu, but also the kernel of Confucianism. It's in the Lunyu that 'Ren' became a important concept in Confucianism. Since Confucius didn't confer 'Ren' an explicit definition, 'Ren' could be seen as a collective name for all virtues. When Neo-Confucianism arose, the meaning of 'Ren' changed rapidly. Its meaning was defined as 'giving-birth-to'(生)and that was the main discourse in the tradition of Neo-Confucianism. This article, centering on Cheng Ming-dao and Zhu Xi, points out that the Ren theory in Neo- Confucianism presupposed the standpoint of body-chi subject (形氣主體). Furthermore, the Ren theory presupposed the continuity between the creation of nature and the creation of morality. By selecting three keywords— 'giving-birthto'( 生), ability(能) and perception(感)— from the documents of Neo- Confucianism, this article seeks to re-explain the ground of the Ren theory— which tried to demonstrate the continuity between the Tao and human nature— from the viewpoint of the theory of the embodiment of the body-chi subject. |