An Investigation into the Silk Scroll Yellow Emperor Notion of Dao Creating Principle

Philosophy and Culture 26 (5):410-429 (1999)
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"The Yellow Emperor four by law" provision of the first, "said Health Law" that is touted Qi Legalist school of natural law purpose. This article is from the "Dawson Law" analysis, said in fact that is born of the method is based on Road born of Heaven, authentic, humane law is, that natural law is natural and is unwritten for all things natural , and this is called "natural law." The saints Jing Guo Yang Guan and look down at Heaven's Road, follow its laws are Hen and human society, according to this norm in the range of human behavior, and to "name" has the form of written expression, the formation of laws, this is called natural method. According to natural law, natural law, natural law of the root on the road. Natural law with "a regular, run one, a pole, there are degrees, a few, there are letters, there was, there is at" the property, the spirit of natural law to follow the example set of these. And Legal Advisors of the study should be used on legislation, law enforcement, judicial, usage of the basis. This is great to. The notion of "Dao creating principle" in the Yellow Emperor Four Chapters is a cornerstone of the philosophy of the naturalist faction of Qi Legalists. This article would like to analyze this notion of "Dao creating principle". The natural law that Dao creates is based on the same principle as the "Dao of Heaven", the "Dao of Earth" and the "Dao of Man". This is natural law, but not law limited by the world of nature. Subsequently, I would like to term it "Principle of Nature". Moreover, the sage is one that observes the "Dao of Heaven" and fixes it as a model for social behavior. Specified Names are given to it and it becomes a form of positive law. I would like to term this "Natural Law". Natural Law finds its basis in the Principle of Nature. The Principle of Nature has the characteristics of "eternity, unity, norm, degree, number, credibility, position and extension ". Natural Law discovers its spirit and sets up laws accordingly. Understanding of what is involved in the specified Names is the basis for the establishment, execution, administration and application of laws

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