Author Affiliations: Université Du Québec À Montréal, Montréal, Canada
摘要
In this study of ancient Confucian, Neo‐Confucian (School of Principle) and Chan Buddhist ways of thinking about morality and the moral agent, my main objective is to trace changes relating to the nature and foundation of Confucian moral thought that occurred during the Song dynasty, through a parallel reading of Neo‐Confucian writings and the Platform Sutra. By using the hermeneutical method and comparative textual analysis, the essay provides evidence that these changes reflect the Chan influence on Neo‐Confucianism and embody a specific Neo‐Confucian spirituality. The following concepts and themes articulate the theoretical framework of the research: the moral agent and moral agency; the heart‐mind, authentic nature, and the principle of coherence; types of morality (substantive and procedural); and interrelatedness, oneness and purity.
目次
Abstract 193 I. Objectives And Structure Of The Study 193 II. Conceptions Of Morality: Substantive And Procedural 194 III. Transformation Of The Ancient Conceptions Of Heartmind And Authentic Nature 197 3.1 Early Confucian Understandings Of The Heart-Mind And Authentic Nature: A Procedural Vision Of Morality 198 3.2 Song Neo-Confucian And Chan Understandings Of The Heart-Mind, Authentic Nature, And Principle Of Coherence: A Substantive And Procedural Vision Of Morality 199 IV. Substantive Order As Neo-Confucian Spirituality: Interrelatedness, Oneness And Purity In Song Neoconfucianism And Chan 202 V. Conclusion 208 Endnotes 210
