英文摘要 |
"Musical temperament is one of the major subjects discussed in the Zhouyi shilun hebian周易時論合編. Several essays in the text show an interest in the metaphysical meaning and calculation of the twelve pitches. Inspired by the traditional Chinese chromatic scale, the work's author, Fang Yizhi方以智(1611-1671), developed a unique philosophical interpretation of musical temperament. This article first investigates the Zhouyi shilun hebian's discussion of musical temperament and mathematics; it then examines the way in which the image-number system from the Han dynasty influenced its expression in the text. It continues by analyzing the notion of the ''shared origination of sound and number,'' and describes the outline of Fang's philosophical system and its relationship with musical temperament. Finally, it explains why Fang and several of his contemporaries felt that the study of sound, mathematics and other natural science disciplines represented a means of learning the metaphysical truth of the Zhouyi." |