A Reinterpretation and Reconstruction of Confucian Philosophy. (December 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Shu‐Hsien
• Other Names: Gu Linyu guestEditor.; Connolly Timothy guestEditor.; Cheng Chung‐ying guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of Chinese philosophy. Volume 40(2013)Supplement 1
• Page Start: 239
• Page End: 250
• Publication Date: 2013-12
• Subjects: Philosophy, Chinese -- Periodicals; 181.11
• DOI: 10.1111/1540-6253.12075
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0301-8121

Abstract

Abstract: This article further develops my understanding of Confucianism as a spiritual tradition. The spirit of Confucian philosophy remains the same as Confucius and Mencius in the ancient era, and Zhu Xi in the Song Dynasty, who developed liyi‐fenshu (one principle/many manifestations) into a comprehensive anthropo‐cosmic philosophy. The idea is inherited by Contemporary Neo‐Confucian scholars, reinterpreted to cope with the current emphasis on plurality, the aspect of fenshu (difference), but maintained liyi (unity) as a regulative principle, sometimes radical reconstruction is needed to respond to contemporary issues such as the conflict between universalism and particularism.