會遇其中：會聚、相遇與中的對話

Being in the Becoming of Assemblages and Encounters: The dialogue with Thought of Mean

「會聚」是關於組成過程的思考，近年來越來越受到學界的重視。本研究首先探討和其有關的一些理論，並分析「組成成分」、「過程」與「結果」等會聚的不同面向及其中牽涉的相關思辨。為補強著眼於整體的會聚思考，再援引聚焦在個體的「相遇」視角，並將之與「感動」的概念相結合。本研究用「會遇」一詞來連結會聚和相遇兩個概念，並用「中」的思維與之對話，關照「會遇其中」的細節。從中的字義與中庸思想來分析，在極端之間追求均衡，中的思維正可用以導引會遇及其相關思辨，並具有引領現在與未來個體及集體實踐的潛力。

Assemblage thinking is primarily about the process and formation of a whole, and have become more and more popular in recent years. This paper have explored relevant theory of assemblage firstly, in turn analyzing its three different dimension of ‘component’, ‘process’ and ‘result’, by clarifying relevant thinking and dialect it have involved. While the former focus on individual level and the latter see it as a whole, the concept of ‘encounter’ have been used for the complement to the assemblage thinking, then was associated with the idea of ‘affect’ for the further discussion. The paper have initiated the terms of ‘assemblages-encounters’ to combine the two different concepts, and have a dialogue with the thought of mean, to investigate the detail about being in the becoming of assemblages and encounters. By means of analyzing the meanings of ‘zhong’ and ‘the Doctrine of Mean’, the paper contend that searching for equilibrium between the two extremes, the thought of mean can be used properly for guiding the idea of ‘assemblages-encounters’ and its relevant thinking and dialect, and have the potential for leading the practice of individual and collective from now on.