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A New Investigation of “Si/Si” and “Shi” in the Chu
Bamboo Slips and Silk Manuscripts
This article investigates the distribution of three
characters
 (si),
 (si) and
 (shi) in the Chu slips and silk manuscripts, and
analyzes their meanings and grammatical function in the
texts to make clear the usage of “si/si” and its
relationship with “shi.” The conclusion is that some
“si/si” in the Chu slips and silk manuscripts should be
interpreted as the causative verb “shi” instead of “si,”
which means “to think.” Writing the causative verb “shi”
with the formation of “si/si” was a distinctive
tradition of Chu people in the middle to later period of
Warring States. According to documents handed down for
generations, this tradition was confined to the state of
Chu in the middle to later period of Warring State and
not found in documents from a later period or other
region. The confusion between the usages of “si” and
“shi” in the Chu slips and silk manuscripts is due to
transcriptions of the Chu copyists. Finally, this
article analyzes the meaning and usage of “si/si” in the
Chu divination texts and gives explanation to the
related paragraphs.
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Wu, Hsueh-ju
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Examination Essays and the Culture of Examination in
the Sung
With the adoption of the civil service examination system
and the spread of printing technology in the Sung, the
quantity of books increased dramatically. Among numerous
books in the market, one genre stands out—examination
essays (shiwen). The significances of examination essays
are multiple. First, the government published essays that
were successful in the civil service examinations,
implying they are “model essays.” Second, commercial book
printers, sometimes illegally, circulating them reveals
the profitability of this genre. Third, that examinees
purchased these “model essays” shows how eager they vied
to pass the examinations. Fourth, by mid- and late
Southern Sung, commercial printers asked literati or
scholar-officials to compile examination essays, using
their publicity to promote the sale. Fifth, personal exam
essays in book form also appeared. They desired to
increase their publicity so that they would be known by
the examiners, and would be able to pass the exams. This
paper attempts to analyze the compilation and circulation
of examination essays in the hope of understanding the
relationship between the civil service examinations and
the production of books, as well as their significances in
Sung society.
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Liu, Hsiang-kwang
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Wang Zhi’s Rethinking of Qing and Ming Commentary
on Zhengmeng: As Seen from Three Meanings of “The
Great Void”
Zheng meng chu yi (The Original Meaning of Zheng meng)
contains the most comprehensive collection of commentary
on Zheng meng. Its author, Wang Zhi, not only preserved
important research on Zheng meng from the Ming and Qing
dynasties, he also attempted to sidestep the framework
of interpretation put in place by Zhu Xi and thus be
able to reevaluate the philosophical issues current at
the time Zhang Zai wrote his work. As such, it is an
invaluable tool for later scholars researching Zheng
meng. Because Wang Zhi pointed out that the key to
understanding Zheng meng is the concept of “the Great
Void,” this paper will explore it through three
sections: first, the implications of the three different
meanings of “the Great Void will be delineated and the
way they are interrelated discussed. Second, Wang Zhi’s
rethinking of Ming and Qing commentary will be appraised
based on the three meanings of “the Great Void.” Lastly,
Wang Zhi’s use of these three meanings in refuting
criticism by Yi Chuan and Zhu Xi will be looked at,
which effectively provides a new means of interpretation
different from the Cheng Yi or Zhu Xi.
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Chen, Cheng-yang
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Toward an Aesthetic Genealogy of The Dream of the
Red Chamber and Mid-Late Tang Poetry
Studies on the
poetry of The Dream of the Red Chamber should carefully
distinguish between “poetics” and “poetry”: while the
novel claims high Tang poetry, which emphasizes gediao
格調 as ideal models, in practice it adopts themes of
mid-late Tang poetry, which scarifies elegance for rich
variations and emphasizes xingling 性靈. This paper
focuses on the poetic practice in The Dream of the Red
Chamber, covering aesthetic paradigms through style trends
and image formations, to adoption and transformation of
previous poetic works. Through detailed analysis it is
clear that The Dream of the Red Chamber in practice uses
mid-late Tang poetry as its aspiration and source. Lastly,
I discuss the psychological similarity between the poets
of mid-late Tang and the characters in the novel to
further illuminate the narrative background and the deep
motivation of The Dream of the Red Chamber.
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Ou, Li-chuan
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The Practices of Ritual of Zhu Shunshui and Mitohan
in Edo Period
Zhu Shunshui’s
(1600-1682) direct or indirect contact with scholars of
the Zhu Xi school, the Yangming school or even the Old
Text school in the early Tokugawa period had a great
influence on the development of Confucianism in Japan.
Through a comprehensive review of Zhu Shunshui’s essays,
correspondences and many writings from his disciples, it
was found that he often expressed his viewpoints to
Japanese government officials and scholars. Zhu Shunshui
stayed in Nagasaki, Edo, and Mito. Nevertheless, his
promotion of Confucianism can be traced from Kashima
(modern Saga), to Yanagawa (modern Fukuoka) to Kaga
(modern Ishikawa) around the Sea of Japan—all places he
had never been.
This paper is focused on the study of (1) the development
of a broad-ranging Confucianism in the early Tokugawa
period and (2) the perspective of Zhu Shunshui and the
development of Mito Confucianism, and the fundamental
principles of Confucianism—the concepts of ceremonial
rites, xing jiaoyu xing lizhi (promote education, perform
rituals), and yang junde qin xianshi (develop a sovereign
virtue, get close to virtuous gentlemen) between Zhu
Shunshui and Tokugawa Mitukuni (1628-1700) and its impact
on the practices of rites advocated by Seignior Mito.
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Shyu, Shing-ching
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Types and Connotations of Christian Discussion on
Bushido in the Meiji Period
Focusing on the theme “Christian discussion on Bushido,”
this article analyzes types and strategies of
integration between the targets of Christianity and
Bushido. The analysis specifically addresses the
Christians Ebina Danjo, Uemura Masahisa, Nitobe Inaz?
and Uchimura Kanzo, the symbolic figures of a generation
spanning the two eras of Late Tokugawa Shogunate and the
Meiji Restoration. The second portion of this study
discusses their background, showing that, they are
undoubtedly sincere believers in Christianity and its
universalism in the early Meiji period, while being
samurais from older domains who opposed the new Meiji
government. In the third section, the author classifies
the Christians’ discussion of Bushido into four
types—evolutional, jointed, assimilative, and
parental—based on their different viewpoints and
characteristics. Conclusively, these Christians
intentionally overlooked historical context in their
discussion on Bushido ethics and the problem that
Christians may involve too much personal emotion in
religion. At the same time, they were often torn by the
tension between nationalism and internationalism.
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Chang, Kun-Chiang
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On the Aesthetical Inclination in Contemporary Japanese
Philosophy: An Explication According to Nakamura's
Theory of Common Sense
My primary concern in this paper is to explicate the
meaning of the aesthetical (perceptual) inclination in
contemporary Japanese philosophy. I will put my focal
point on the discussion of Nakamura Yujiro's
characterization of common sense, which is also a key
concept in his philosophy. In the first section I discuss
two main trends in contemporary Japanese philosophy in
Hamada's analysis. In section two I begin with Nakamura's
explication of the two basic meanings of common sense.
Common sense is first according to Aristotle the sense
which integrates five senses. And second, something
derived basically from Cicero, it can also be thought of
as a sense which people share in a common society. Next in
section three, I turn to Blankenburg's and Kimura Bin's
analysis of the two different kinds of mental disorders,
hebephrenic schizophrenia and depersonalization disorder.
They both treat these mental disorders as different
ineffectiveness in common sense. I emphasize Nakamura's
interpretation of Kimura Bin's theory concerning
hebephrenic schizophrenia. Some critical positions and
reflections I take against Nakamura's conception of common
sense are also expressed in section four. It is my view
that Nakamura has interpreted common sense as a practical
wisdom (phronesis) which grasps the whole circumstance. In
this section I also try to expound some possible horizons
that are opened by contemporary Japanese aesthetics.
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Huang, Wen-hong
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