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- Title
工匠與聖王――《淮南子》 中的兩種體道類型.
- Authors
陳景黼
- Abstract
Recent academic studies of Daoism in the Huainanzi 淮南子 are mostly concerned with cosmology and politicization. Through analysis of metaphors, this paper discusses the two modalities of the Dao in the Huainanzi. The first modality is represented by the relationship between the artisan and his work. The artisan masters his techniques through constant practice and in the process reaches the state of ‘supreme spirit,' when his subjectivity merges with the praxis. The second modality is the sage-king, who through internal cultivation gains total control over his mind and is not distracted. In this process, the law of things naturally emerges in his mind and he is then able to extend this capacity into the world. With this lucidity, he can always properly take care of matters. These two modalities, one fixated upon on one specific object, the other who extends his mind into the world, represent the two types of Dao in the Huainanzi.
- Subjects
CHINA; HUAINAN zi; TAOISM; MYSTICISM; MODALITY (Theory of knowledge); METAPHYSICAL cosmology; TAOISM -- History; HISTORY
- Publication
Chinese Studies / Hanxue Yanjiu, 2012, Vol 30, Issue 1, p27
- ISSN
0254-4466
- Publication type
Article