Title: Reconsideration of the Essence of Confucian Scholars: Ma Yifu as an Example
Abstract:In the ancient history of China,Confucian scholars not only had a special social status,but also had particular significance and value in the culture. Presently,both the academic and thecommon underst...In the ancient history of China,Confucian scholars not only had a special social status,but also had particular significance and value in the culture. Presently,both the academic and thecommon understanding of remains generally as a comprehension from the sociological and historical perspectives. Such a comprehension is derived mainly from two aspects:the performance and the function of the Confucian scholars as a group in the history,i.e. the aspect of phenomenon and the aspect of function. However,this comprehension does not provide penetrating knowledge of the essence of Confucian Scholar—what makes Confucian Scholar be itself. This essay tries to make a direct analysis of the essence of Confucian Scholar from theperspective of pure Rationalistic Confucian Philosophy. As for choosing Ma Yifu as an example of this reconsideration,it is not only because that he abided by the spirit of Confucian Scholar most strictly and sincerely,and thus the loneliest in the modern cultural history of China,it is also because he made an analysis of the nature of Confucian Scholar both different from and constant to Confucius.Read More
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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