論秦家懿的儒學觀

1、湘潭大學碩士學位論文論秦家懿的儒學觀姓名：胡康申請學位級別：碩士專業(yè)：中國哲學指導教師：陳代湘20070501II ABSTRACT Qin Jiayi (Julia Ching) was a famous chinese sinologist, religious scholar and philosopher of Canada.She achieved a great accomplishment

2、 in Religion, Philosophy and East Asian studies, especially in the realms of Confucian tradition and Neo- Confucianism. Based on chinese ancient religious traditions and the religious background of Confucian

3、ism, Ching concludes that the Confucian school exercises a critical and selective function in inheriting and transmitting the legacy of ancient religion.Her assertion is that a striving for mora

4、l and spiritual perfection, for authenticity, and for self- transcendence marks both philosophy and religion in chinese Confucian tradition.Ching argues that transcendence and immanence are compatible in confucian

5、 tradition which is both religious and hunmanistic， and a humanism open to religion like Confucianism will tend to emphasise human striving. Nevertheless, the interaction between transcendence and im

6、manence is itself present in such striving.She considers that mysticism as a method of self- cultivation in Confucian tradition and Neo- Confucianism could be helpful on understanding confucianism’s cha

7、racteristic of religion. Ching also points out that the early confucian tradition represents an ethically inspired humanist movement and it is full of motivations with ethical and rational tenden

8、cy.Neo- Confucianism is considered as China's response to Buddhist influences; and the legacy of syncretism represents the fruits of union between the native and the non- native which bring it a m

9、etaphysics of morality as well as a philosophical spirituality. This will enable us to focus clearly on the religious character of ancient chinese society, explain the early development of Chin

10、ese humanism and highlight its religious dimension. Ching does not completely confirm with Confucianism, but takes an analytic attitude on it. She stresses Confucianism in the history of chinese

11、 culture has made a tremendous contribution to the chinese society. In Ching’s opinion, could Confucianism take a positive, or negative role will decided by Confucianism could, or not, promote its ethic