英文摘要 |
The philosophical connotation of Liu Hsieh's 'Tao' has long been a source of scholarly controversy. Based on two predetermined interpretations: i.e. 'the unity and coherence of interpretation' and 'the realm and practicality of the basic nature of Chinese philosophy.' This study comments respectively on the five representations of 'Tao' in 'Yuan Tao' brought up by contemporary scholars, namely, 'the Tao of Nature,' 'the Tao of Buddhism,' 'the Tao of both Confucianism and Taoism,' 'the Tao of the Fusion of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism,' and 'the Tao of Confucianism.' Following critical reviews, this study finds that the 'the Tao of Confucian mind and nature' and 'the Tao of Confucian Onto-cosmology' from 'the Tao of Confucianism' are more convincing compared to other scholarly interpretations, and therefore worthy of preservation. With the perspective of 'Confucian mind and nature-the Tao of metaphysics' in mind. The relationships among 'Tao-Sheng-Wen' adopted from 'Yuan Tao' can be properly explained and the basic concepts of Liu Hsieh's literary theories such as the underlying meanings of 'emotions' and 'spirit and structure' can be greatly elaborated. Thus we can bring the idea a step further and contemplate on whether Confucian literary view can merely be classified as anti-lyricism, prone to conveying of Tao and moral education? Does lyrical argument necessarily exclude moral education? Can Liu Hsieh's indistinguishable 'Yuan Tao' argument that 'lyricism,' 'conveying of Tao,' 'expressing ambition' and 'moral education' combined be regarded as different kinds of Confucian or lyrical literature perspectives? |