The Confucian quest for order : the origin and formation of the political thought of Xun Zi / by Masayuki Sato.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sato, Masayuki, 1965-

Series:

Sinica Leidensia 0169-9563 ; v. 58.

Sinica Leidensia, 0169-9563 ; v. 58

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Xunzi, 340 B.C.-245 B.C. Xunzi.

Xunzi.

Political science--China--Philosophy.

Political science.

Philosophy.

China.

Physical Description:

xviii, 500 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Origin and formation of the political thought of Xun Zi

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Summary:

Dr. Sato's volume deals with the origin and formation of the political thought of pre-imperial Xun Zi, with close focus on this synthesizer's formative theory on rituals and social norms.

Contents:

1 A Review of Preceding Studies 1

1.1 Three Major Lines of Approach 2

1.2 Issues and Implications of Major Works 4

2.1 Methods Which Have Been Adopted by Chinese and Western Scholars 16

2.2 Three Methodological Elements Elaborated by Japanese Scholars 18

2.3 The Framework of Discussion in This Study 21

2.4 The Content of the Discussion 23

Chapter 1 The Book of Xunzi and Biography of Xun Zi 26

1 Textual Survey of the Book of Xunzi 26

1.1 Composition and Transmission of the Text 27

1.1.1 From Xun Zi's Death to Liu Xiang's Compilation of the Text 28

1.1.2 Liu Xiang's Compilation of 32 Chapters of the Sunqing xinshu 30

1.1.3 Yang Liang's Collation and Re-compilation 31

1.2 Authenticity of the Text 33

1.2.1 Authentic-eclectic Distinction of the Text 33

1.2.2 Texts As the Evolutionary Process of the Xun Zi School 35

1.2.3 Developmental Stages in Xun Zi's Philosophical Detour 36

1.2.4 "Eclectic" As Xun Zi's Incorporation of Preceding Thought 37

1.2.5 The Whole Xunzi As the Unity and Consistency of Thought 38

2 Biography of Xun Zi 39

2.1 Background and Situation of Qi and Zhao 44

2.2 Arrival in Qi and Activities at the Jixia Academy 46

2.3 Xun Zi's Interviews with King Xiaocheng of Zhao and King Zhao of Qin 53

2.4 The Period As Lanling Magistrate 55

2.5 Xun Zi's Disciples 57

Chapter 2 The Source of Xun Zi's Thought and the Intellectual Activity 63

1 A Historical Description of the State of Qi and the Jixia Academy 72

1.1 The History of the State of Qi 73

1.2 The Rise and Fall of the Jixia Academy 77

1.2.1 From the Origin to the Reign of King Wei 77

1.2.2 The Reign of King Xuan and the Early Period of King Min 79

1.2.3 The Last Period of King Min and the Early Period of King Xiang 82

1.2.4 From King Xiang to the Last King, Jian 82

2 The Characteristics of Thought in the Pre-Jixia Stage: Ethical Discourse 84

2.1 The Political Origin of Confucianism 85

2.2 The Prevalence of Ethical Discourse in the Early Warring States Period 93

2.2.1 The Analects 93

2.2.2 The Mozi 99

2.2.3 The Mencius 102

3 The Characteristics of Thought in the Jixia Academy: Analytical Discourse 108

3.1 The Itemization of Policy 111

3.2 The Development of Analytical Terms 118

3.2.1 Zhi and Luan 120

3.2.2 Fen 125

3.2.3 Fa 131

3.3 The Analogical Association between the Human Body, Society, and the Natural World 146

3.3.1 The Trinity of Heaven, Earth, and Man 147

3.3.2 Analogical Relationship between Body and Society 154

Chapter 3 The Development of the Idea of Li in pre-Qin Thought 163

1 Three aspects of Li in Ancient China 165

1.1 Li Seen as a Historical Reality 167

1.2 Li Seen as a Philosophical Value 170

1.3 Li Seen as an Evolving Concept 173

2 The Early Evolution of the Concept of Li 178

2.1 Li and Rituals from Shang to the Western Zhou Period 179

2.2 The Conceptualization of Li as Manners and Social Norms in the Book of Odes 186

2.3 The Concept of Li in the Analects 190

2.3.1 Social Norms and Institutions 192

2.3.2 Li as Modesty and Reverence 194

2.3.3 Li as the Method for Edifying the Ruler and his People 197

2.4 The Concept of Li in the Mencius 200

2.4.1 From Rituals to Social Norms 201

2.4.2 The Definition of Li As One of the Four Moral Values 203

2.4.3 The Concept of Liyi 205

2.5 The Concept of Li in the Wuxing 208

3 The Impact of the Jixia Academy and Daoism on the Conceptualization of Li 210

3.1 The Concept of Li in the Yanzi Chunqiu 211

3.2 The Growing Criticism of Li 217

3.2.1 The Concept of Li in the Shenzi 218

3.2.2 The Concept of Li in the Laozi 220

3.2.3 The Concept of Li in the Zhuangzi 222

3.3 The Concept of Li in the Book of Guanzi 225

3.3.1 Li As an Important Means for Controlling Human Desires and Emotions 226

3.3.2 Li As an Essential Modus Operandi for Attaining Social Order 227

3.3.3 Li As a Metaphysical Principle 230

Chapter 4 The Structure of Xun Zi's Thought 237

1 Argumentative Discourse on Ethical and Socio-political Matters 240

1.1 Learning for Self-Cultivation 241

1.1.1 Influence of Social Conditions on Learning 242

1.1.2 Accumulation of Learning and Practice 243

1.1.3 The Concept of Yi (Concentration and/or Integration) 247

1.1.4 Human Nature and Learning 249

1.2 The Respect and Recruitment of the Worthy 254

1.3 The Welfare for the People 260

1.3.1 The People as the Source of Political Authority 260

1.3.2 The Protection of the Life of the People 262

1.3.3 Reducing the Consumption of the Ruling Class 264

2 The Concept of Ren 266

2.1 Ren As an Indispensable Quality for a Ruler 267

2.2 Ren As an Indispensable Condition for Unifying the World 270

2.3 Theoretical Aspects of Xun Zi's Concept of Ren 273

3 Dynamism and Statics in Xun Zi's Theory on Mind/Heart 277

3.1 The Role of Xin 279

3.1.1 Xin As an Absolute Ruler 280

3.1.2 Xin As the Locus Where Miraculous Transformation Can Occur and Illuminating Intelligence Can Stay 281

3.1.3 Xin As an Agent Which Exclusively Knows the Way 283

3.2 Dynamism: The Idea of Cheng and Shen 286

3.2.1 The "Ever-growing" Moral Value

Cheng 287

3.2.2 Xun Zi's Ideal of Cheng: Shen as a Complementary Factor 295

3.3 Statics: The Idea of Daqingming 302

4 Xun Zi's Philosophical Worldview of Integration 315

4.1 The Analogical Integration of Physical, Natural and Human Worlds 316

4.2 The Integration of Time, Space, and the Myriad Things: Yi and Tonglei 323

4.2.1 The Concept of Yi: the Integration of Moral Values and the Assimilation into the Way 324

4.2.2 Categorical Integration by Means of Confucian Ethical Values

Tonglei 329

4.3 The Metaphysical Ground for the Integration: Order (zhi) 335

Chapter 5 The Establishment of the Theory of Li and the Embodiment of the Ideal Society 343

1 The Establishment of Xun Zi's Theory of Li 343

1.1 The Conceptual Foundation of Li (1): the Concept of Yi 345

1.2 The Conceptual Foundation of Li (2): the Concept of Fen 351

1.2.1 General Characteristics of the Term Fen in the Thought of Xun Zi and the Influence of Jixia Thought 352

1.2.2 The Relationship between Fen and Yi 356

1.2.3 The Relationship between Fen and Li 358

1.3 The Conceptual Foundation of Li (3): the Concept of Yue (Music) 362

2 The Embodiment of the Ideal Society through the Implementation of Li 369

2.1 Li As the Prescription for Controlling Human Desires 370

2.2 Li As the Method for Moralization of Individuals 382

2.2.1 The Manifestation of Humanity As Morality and Culture through Li 383

2.2.2 The Establishment of Ethical Mind/heart through Li 390

2.2.3 The Step to Sagehood through the Practice of Li 399

2.3 Li As the Essential Element for the Accomplishment of the Socio-Political Order 406

2.3.1 Li As the Standard for Personnel Affairs 409

2.3.2 Li As the Source of Emanation of Order and Harmony 413

1 Social Order: the Ultimate Purpose of Xun Zi's Socio-Political Theory 425

2 Importance of Learning for the Ruler 426

3 Xun Zi's Firm Belief in the Predominance of Morality over Real Politics 427

1 The Chronology of Xun Zi 430

2 The Use of the Terms Shu and Fa in the Mencius 431

3.1 The Use of Li in the Book of Odes 432

3.2 The Use of Li in the Analects 432

3.3 The Use of Li in the Mencius 433

3.4 The Use of Li in the Wuxing 434

3.5 The Use of Li in the Yanzi Chunqiu 435

3.6 The Chapters in which Li is Chosen As the Topic in the Yanzi Chunqiu 437

3.7 The Use of Li in the Zhuangzi 438

3.8 The Use of Li in the Guangzi 439

4.1 Usage of Ren, Yi, Li in Five Pre-Han Texts 441

4.2 Usage of Li, Liyi, Lijie, Lifa, Ren and Renyi in the Xunzi 441

5.1 The Use of Li in the Xunzi 442

5.2 The Use of Liyi in the Xunzi 446

5.3 The Use of Lijie and Lifa in the Xunzi 449

5.4 The Usage of jiezou in the Xunzi 449.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [450]-470) and indexes.

ISBN:

9004129650

OCLC:

51886406