Ideal Character in the School of Metaphysics and the "Bao Pu Outer Chapters"

Philosophy and Culture 26 (7):602-615 (1999)
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Metaphysics Metaphysics means the ideal personality type in their thinking and view of human nature on the basis of the value of life derived from the ideal and perfect state of life. This article first by the pre-Qin Confucianism and Taoism, the ideal personality to make a comparative discussion, thus pumping unravel the Metaphysics rheological ideal personality that context, then the spirit of the times demand as the background, by Ge Hong's "Baopuzi • outside the chapter "The implication of the ideal personality with layers of meaning, revealing the character, on the evaluation of possible gains and losses. "Bao Pu • Inner Chapters" to say Road敎side surgery, but "Outer Chapters" primarily address the pros and cons and things characterize human, when the Confucian position to warn future generations and express one's feelings. This interaction with age and metaphysical structure, depth content of the ideal personality and work to achieve their level of accomplishment. Meanwhile, the paper also analyze the ideal personality leading to the outside the king's role in the performance of interpreted its meaning, on the assessment of its pros and cons. The Wei-Jin dynasty Xun Xue used their metaphysical tendencies and their basic view of life in proposing an ideal set of values ​​and a perfect life for human kind. This article contrasts the ideal character between the pre-Qin Daoists and Confucianists in order to abstract the changing thinking of the Wei-Jin metaphsicians with regards to ideal character. To enable us to better understand the spirit of the time, I would like to lood at the finer points of the "Bao Pu Outer chapters" of the metaphysican Ge Hong and his notion of the ideal character. The "Bao Pu Inner Chapters" are mostly concerned with te Daoist religion while the "Outer Chapters" deal with the realm of human interaction. They proceed from a Confucian perspective in admonishing the people of the time and expressing hope for a better life in future generations. This article attempts to abstract a structure from the fluctuating times of the Xuan Xue period to more deeply delve into the ideal character and how to achieve it found in the "Outer Chapters". I would like to also simultaneously analyze the ideal character's highest expression, that of the Chinese ideal of "outer kingliness."

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