英文摘要 |
This study provides a comprehensive analysis of "Houfu" 厚父 from the Tsinghua (Beijing) Bamboo Slips collection dating to the Warring States period, offering new solutions to several problematic passages and a complete reading of the text. In so doing, it attempts to account for both the philological details and philosophical import of both specific parts and the text in its entirety. This opens the way for a closer examination of numerous topics: the relationships between heaven and the people, virtue and punishment, as well as mind and body; and matters related to political theory and culture, ranging from concerns with excesses in sacrifices as well as the consumption of alcohol. With these solutions and details in mind, it is now possible to situate these discourses within the contexts of the intellectual history of this period. |