The Features and Meanings of the Deductive Thinking of Confucianism
Abstract
In the study of Confucianism, the "deductive" method with the "inductive" methods are both necessary, but this article emphasizes both have their proper place and meaning of existence. To deductive thinking, the paper argues that the essence and value of traditional Confucianism, and its solution to the difficulties of modern history, from its first interpretation of the thought process, that is, a philosopher whose theory of a system of "interpretation of the" first "seeking" started to explore, namely the so-called paper of the Confucianism of the "sexual thinking," the study; the same time, by this observation, this paper will analyze the characteristics of a re-interpretation of the thinking of how to open the inner external integration was Confucianism, taking into account both the ideal and the reality of wisdom. Secondly, the paper also considers "inductive thinking" in the technological age has its own essential importance, which alone one must be based on the importance of "application of thinking" of thinking platform, and platform to shine as a "sexual thinking "there is space in order to save the process of modernization of Confucianism, the fundamental basis of their creativity. In the research of Confucianism, the deductive and the inductive approaches are both essential. But in this paper, we emphasize that both of these methods have their own existential positions and meanings. In terms of deductive thinking, it's assumed here that the discussion about the essence and value of traditional Confucianism as well as its process of overcoming the difficulty of modernization should begin with the process of its deductive thinking, that is, looking for "'the first principle' of deduction" of a philosopher's theoretical system . In the mean time, through such an observation, we will analyze how such a feature of deductive thinking reveals the Confucian wisdom of integrating the outward and the inward as well as considering both the ideal and the reality. Secondly, we also assume that "inductive thinking" is for sure essential in the age of technology. But such an essentiality must be founded on the platform of "applicable thinking," which in turn reflects the space for the existence of "genetic thinking," so as to preserve the bedrock of the modernization of Confucianism