The unity of transcendence and bet365 free bets in Pre-Qin Confucian epistemology
June 23, 2020 09:09 Source: "Chinese bet365 free bets Journal" Issue 1953, June 23, 2020 Author: Zhao Zhihao

The basic fact of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period is that the inherent order was broken,Therefore, ending the war and rebuilding order became the goals of the intellectuals at that time,The topic of "controlling chaos" then came to the fore。Because the Zhou Dynasty successfully maintained its foundation for hundreds of years,So the weekend’s thoughts on rebuilding order are all based on the politics of the Zhou Dynasty。Different from ancient Greece which regarded “city-state” as the basic political unit,“Tianxia” is the basic unit of politics in the Zhou Dynasty。The legitimacy of "the world" comes from "bet365 free bets",The will of "bet365 free bets" is displayed in the affairs of the world。Zhao Tingyang thinks,The ancients established the world’s political order and laid out the world’s system through their understanding of the intentions of God and Heavenly Dao,The purpose of politics is to "match bet365 free bets"。"Tianxia" is the area where people practice politics,Belongs to the realm that the world of experience can reach,“bet365 free bets” belongs to the transcendent realm beyond experience。Then,Understand God’s intention and then grasp the way of bet365 free bets、Realize the unity of experience and transcendence,This is the goal that pre-Qin intellectuals strived to achieve in the cognitive field。

In Zhou Dynasty and before,There are three main ways to understand God’s intention,One is through the rise and fall of dynasties,As repeatedly emphasized in the imperial edict at the beginning of Zhou Dynasty,The Yin Shang Dynasty of Zhou Dynasty is the embodiment of destiny。The second is through people’s hearts and sentiments,As recorded in "Shangshu","天伟棐chen,The sentiments of the people are clearly visible” “Tianshi self-people’s TV”,bet365 free bets listens to my people”,That is, treating the people as the eyes and ears of bet365 free bets,At the same time, the people are regarded as the carrier of God’s will。To this,Zhang Zai of the Song Dynasty believed,“bet365 free bets knows things not through ears, eyes and mind,However, the truth of knowing is better than the ears, eyes and mind。bet365 free bets sees and listens to the people,Mingwei Yimin,The so-called destiny of emperor and bet365 free bets in poems and books,It only depends on the people’s hearts”。The third is through "disaster" or "auspiciousness",That is, inferring God’s will through some changes that occur in nature。God reveals its will through signs of political events or natural events,People bring the transcendent bet365 free bets into the scope of experience,Then understand God’s intention。Also,In an era when "people and gods are not mixed",Prying into and understanding the will of bet365 free bets can also be done with the help of professional personnel ("在男曰觋,The woman is called a witch"),They communicated between people and gods,And convey God’s will to the people,Thus achieving the unity of experience and transcendence。

To the sky、Destiny、The belief in bet365 free bets creates great tension with the war-torn political environment,Tearing apart the relationship between transcendence and experience,How to unify the two became one of the basic tasks of epistemology in the pre-Qin period。Pre-Qin Confucian intellectuals absorbed the basic concepts of the transcendent "bet365 free bets" at that time and before,Trying to understand and grasp the sky、Destiny and Heavenly Way,Using man to unite bet365 free bets。Confucius believes,“Thinking People,You can’t ignore the sky”。Then,How to recognize the transcendent bet365 free bets?Recorded in "The Analects of Confucius Yang Huo",Confucius said: "What can bet365 free bets say?"?The Four Seasons,Everything is born。”The transcendent “bet365 free bets” certainly cannot express itself in words,And its existence can only be shown through some phenomena,People can only understand the "Four Seasons",Experiential perception of such phenomena as "everything comes into being",Only in this way can we realize "the reality of the prevailing laws of nature"。Wang Bi also thinks so,“Looking at the truth,The heart of bet365 free bets and earth is seen without words;Preface to the Winter and Summer Dynasties,Then the orders are carried out without saying anything”。Obviously,The transcendent (unspoken) bet365 free bets can be inferred through natural phenomena。

Mencius believes that people have cognitive abilities,“Those who know (wise) know everything”。Then,How to recognize things?On the one hand, he emphasized the use of "seeing", "observing", "observing", "hearing" and "listening" to know what is going on,On the other hand, it emphasizes the use of "the official of the heart",Know the reason with "heart"。For the transcendent bet365 free bets,Mencius believes,“bet365 free bets doesn’t say anything,It’s just shown by actions and deeds”,That is, God will reveal its will through political affairs and people’s reactions,Therefore, one should detect God’s intention by observing the people’s will。In addition,Mencius also created the path of mind that uses human “heart” to directly understand God’s intentions,Think that as long as the human heart is fully utilized,You will be able to “know the sky”,“Those who do their best,Know its nature。Know its nature,Then you will know the bet365 free bets”。In Mencius’ view,Realize the unity of experience and transcendence (devote your heart and soul to know the sky),Mainly lies in people’s inner cultivation and inner consciousness,This strengthens human subjectivity to a great extent。Mencius’ approach to understanding “bet365 free bets” based on the cultivation of mind and nature,It is based on the proposition that "everything is provided for me" as the theoretical premise。Specifically,The principles of everything are given by "bet365 free bets","bet365 free bets" prepares all things in my body。Then,Of course "I" can recognize "bet365 free bets",And then realize the unity of nature and man。

Xunzi’s grasp of the transcendent “bet365 free bets” (or “Tao”),Eliminating the mysterious elements of the past。He thinks,Everyone has cognitive abilities,"Talent, intelligence and ability,A gentleman is a villain”,"Everything is known,Human nature;It can be known,The principle of things”。At the same time,Also believes that one-sided understanding will hinder the whole "Tao","Mortal troubles,Hidden in a song and hidden in Dali”,"Desire is a shield,Evil is a shield;The beginning is concealment,In the end it will be hidden;Far as a shield,Close to cover;Boweiyi,Shallowness is a cover;The ancients are hidden,This is a cover。Everything is different,Everyone is hiding from each other,The public danger of this trick”。Emotional likes and dislikes,Only understand the beginning or the end,Only see far or near、Extensive or superficial,Only know ancient times or current times, etc.,It will blind us to our understanding of things。Based on this,Xunzi emphasized "learning to know", "learning to know the Tao" and "learning to know bet365 free bets"。At the same time,In order to recognize the transcendent "Tao",Xunzi proposed "empty one and stillness" to unblock it,“Don’t take the consequences of what you have done and what you will suffer”,Thus reaching the realm of "Great Qingming",Then understand everything in the world,"Connecting to the gods,Participate in the world”。Xunzi’s so-called “participating in bet365 free bets and earth”,Built on the basis of "understanding the differences between bet365 free bets and man",That is, "understanding" the respective duties and laws of bet365 free bets and man,“Don’t blame God”,Thus achieving harmony with bet365 free bets and earth。

What needs to be pointed out is,Pre-Qin Confucianism did not form an independent epistemological consciousness。On a metaphysical level,The epistemology is often intertwined with the ontology,At the level of reality,The epistemology and political construction are combined together。It can be said,Confucian epistemology is the theoretical premise and destination of its political construction。Liang Qichao pointed out,Early Chinese politics faced the sky、Based on the knowledge of Heavenly Dao and others,It is "God's will politics" and "God's rule"。In the view of pre-Qin Confucians,bet365 free bets can control、Regulating the world,And establish the basis and rules for the order of the world,Establishing order in the world is to demonstrate "bet365 free bets's virtue"。Establish a unified order in the world、To achieve great harmony and peace in the world is to bridge and connect bet365 free bets and self、The intermediate link and realistic path between the way of bet365 free bets and the way of humanity,The ultimate goal is to achieve the unity of transcendence (bet365 free bets) and experience (Human)。Specifically manifested in: knowing the bet365 free bets and the people,Tongtianming understands humanities,Da Tian De Ming Shi Li,And then achieve the mutual penetration between God and self、The perfect unity of personal goodness and world goodness。It can be seen from this,The unity of transcendence and experience in pre-Qin Confucian epistemology must be realized in the social and political fields beyond subjective cognition,Politics and political practice are the goals of realizing Confucian epistemology、Effective area to complete the task of Confucian epistemology,Political justice is the proper meaning of Confucian epistemology。

 (Author’s unit: Institute of Philosophy and Religion, Henan Academy of bet365 free bets)

Editor: Zhang Jing
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