Attaining Self-fulfillment through the Tao:The Interpretative Characteristics and Values of Zhang Dai's Encounters with the Four Books:Mencius
Encounters with the Four Books:Mencius by Zhang Dai is a seminal work in the late Jiajing period that interprets Mencius with distinct interpretative characteristics.On one hand,it innovates the interpretative approach by opposing the traditional annotative style,emphasizing personal insight,and avoiding blind adherence to Zhu Xi's Annotations and contemporary interpreta-tions.On the other hand,it transforms the interpretative model by employing a critical commentary method to interpret the text of Mencius,uncovering its literary value,blending Confucianism,Taoism,and Buddhist interpretations to elucidate Mencius'ideolo-gy.These characteristics reflect the dual temporal value of Encounters with the Four Books:Mencius in terms of both literature and scholarly theory.From a literary perspective,it extensively collects various interpretations,reflecting the real situation of contemporary interpretations of Mencius,and thus contributing to the preservation of knowledge.From a scholarly perspective,Encounters with the Four Books:Mencius revolves around the concept of"attaining self-fulfillment,"with its innovative interpre-tative approach and model serving as concrete manifestations of this philosophy.It plays a proactive role in correcting the superfi-cial and abstract tendencies of late Ming scholarship.
Zhang DaiEncounters with the Four Books:MenciusMenciusSelf-fulfillment
NETL
NSTL
万方数据
