天、天命、天道——早期中国思想中的“理性”和“信仰”

 

Tian, Tian-ming and Tian-dao: "Reason" and "Faith" in Early Chinese Thought

Author: GAN Chunsong, Professor, School of Philosophy, Pekin University

Abstract:


Scholars have long had heated discussions about the concept of “Tian天”in early Chinese thought, while newly excavated manuscripts and compilations of these materials have advanced understanding of key terms such as “Tian” and “Tian-ming天命”. Focussing on analyses of “Tian,” “Tianming” and “Tiandao天道” in the transmitted classics, this paper first traces and clarifies the development of early Chinese thought, and then reconsiders the paradigm of “an early rational enlightenment” and “Chinese humanism” established by LIANG Shuming and XU Fuguan, arguing that while the concept of “Tian” should not be regarded as the Creator, it never loses the dimension of “faith”.





Keywords:

faith, early enlightenment of rationality, Tian, Tian-ming, Tian-dao


Full Text (International Version):

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