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Humanitas Taiwanica, No. 88
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Exploring Zhuangzi’s Concept of Meliorism by Examining Dai Junren’s “Interpretation of the Happiness of Fish”

    The goals of this study are as follows: outlining the philosophy of Zhuangzi from Dai Junren’s perspective by exploring Dai’s article “Interpretation of the Happiness of Fish,” examining the insights and limitations of Dai’s interpretation of Zhuangzi's philosophy as one that indicates a connection between the external world and the human mind, and analyzing the concept of meliorism in Zhuangzi’s philosophy in terms of discussing his view on life and the world. Hence this article is divided into three sections. Section 1 reviews previous studies in recent 40 years on the philosophical debate between Zhuangzi and Huizi through discussing Dai’s article which was written based on his interpretation of the philosophy of Zhuangzi and Wang Yangming. Section 2 introduces Dai’s article Interpretation of the Happiness of Fish. By comparing “The Floods of Autumn” (Qiushui) with “The Adjustment of Controversies” (Qi wulun), two chapters from Zhuangzi. , the author we intends to convey wish conveying Zhuangzi’s idea of meliorism in Section 3.

Cheng, Zheng-yang

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An Investigation of the Dates of Kang Youwei’s Jiaoxue Tongyi andon the Changes of his Thoughts

   Jiaoxue Tongyi is one of the most important works in Kang Youwei’s (1858-1927) early years. It was written in 1886 based on Kang’s Wo shi. Though this statement has been accepted in academia, it seems doubtful if we compare Jiaoxue Tongyi with Kang’s other writings. According to Min gong pian, the written statement to high authorities, the letters to the ministers, the extant diary of Kang’s, and “Yu Shen xingbu Zipei shu,” Kang might draw inspiration from Zhang Xuecheng (1738-1801) and started to write Jiaoxue Tongyi in late 1888. At first, Kang advocated Zhang’s idea of “guanshi heyi” (officials and teachers are identical) with special attention to Zhou li (Rites of Zhou). While getting disappointed about the political situation, he turned his opinion into “guanshi fenli” (officials and teachers cease to be identical). He then adopted the doctrine in Liao Ping’s Jing gu xue kao and declared that Confucius reformed the political system by writing Chunqiu (Spring and Autumn Annals). This article will contribute to clarifying Kang’s changes of thoughts.
Fu, Kai-hsuan

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“Bu Tong De Xing, Bu Zu Yi Zong Zheng”: An Analysis of the Reason Why Qian Mu Admired Zeng Guofan in Chinese Academics History of the Recent 300 Years


"Existing Current studies have pointed out the reason why Qian Mu (1895-1990) showed admiration for Zeng Guofan (1811-1872) in his Chinese Academics History of the Recent 300 Years (Zhongguo Jin Sanbainian Xueshushi) was that Zeng’s academic tradition followed Cheng Zhu Lixue (Cheng-Zhu Learning). Such tradition coincided with Qian’s standpoints about the “Han Song Men Hu Zhi Jian” (Han-Songs factions). This explanation is credible, but has not taken into account the historical context of Qian’s contemporary scholarship. This article demonstrates that Qian’s admiration originated not only from his favor on Zheng’s training of Song Xue (Song Learning), but also from the political ideal of the two unions of Ming Ti and Da Yong and Sheng De and Da Ye in the Song Dynasty. Unlike the traditional Chinese political thought, However, the presumptionrationale of on the western constitutionalism implied strong suspicion of rulers’ morality. Besides “Morality (one of the four branches of Confucius)""In China, “Professional Political Principles” could be a solution on a matter of laws in addition to “Morality (one of the four branches of Confucian scholarship).”. It was unavoidable that Qian Mu had projected the historical context of his own time into his comments on Zeng Guofan’s work and raised questions accordingly. The western politics valued laws. Additionally, religions functioned as a device to enhancetook the tasks of enhancing morality. On the contrary, China was less religious. How could the politics of China be completely westernized? At the end, this study made comments on the strengths and weaknesses of Qian Mu’s political viewpoints."
Hsu, Hui-chi

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The Management of Health Care and Hygiene in Hong Kong under the Japanese Occupation: Using Honkon Nipp? as the Main Reference

   " The current perception of the Japanese occupation in Hong Kong remains extremely negative, which deserves further academic investigation. Generally, Hong Kong society experienced a tough time during the occupation, when most people suffered from losing home, starvation and holocausts because of the war. However, besides the crudity and rudeness of the Japanese occupation, how Japan administered Hong Kong remains a question, which requires more academic review. Nevertheless, discussions in the academia nowadays seem to be easily trapped in negative criticism. A more balanced historical understanding has yet been generated. For example, criticism of lacking drugs or medical support has dominated the main narrative about health care and hygiene without examination from other perspective. Although the Japanese occupation brought Hong Kong a cruel rule, the government had changed the roles it played in medical and sanitary affairs. Such changes carry historic meanings to Hong Kong society in the post-war period. In order to draw a comprehensive picture of the history, this article sheds new light on understanding the history of Hong Kong under the Japanese occupation by focusing on the administrative system of health care and hygiene. "
Lee, Wilson Wai-shing

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The Theory of Plato’s Logos or Muthos

    Plato divides the sensible world into two parts: pistis (view) and eikasia (conjecture), and because of this he proposes two kinds of picture or image: that of Forms and that of bodies in water and in mirrors. His Timaeus deciphers how the Form indwells within the soul and how individual things partake of the Form with the aid of his doctrine of logos or muthos. This article adopts two procedures to clarify the true concept of “ muthos” or “ logos.” The first is to analyze the controversies, from the Roman philosopher Cicero to contemporary scholars, and the second is to clarify the meaning of the adjective “” () so as to investigate his core explanation of the relationship between similarity and paradigm. Then the concept of the Greek noun “” () is further examined to reveal the relationship between copies and paradigm. Following this, it is hoped that the separation of the techn? of likeness from that of appearance will be clearly shown.
Loh, Yip-mei
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