The"Ontological Turn"in the Interpretation of Chinese Philosophical Classics—From the Perspective of"Cun"and"Zai"in Classical Chinese
This paper aims to reveal the hermeneutics centered on"Tao"through an in-depth investigation of Chinese philosophi-cal classics.This is exactly the same as the two words"Cun(存)"and"Zai(在)"used in classical Chinese,or the word"Being(存在)';and therein lies an"ontological turn."First of all,it is urgent and necessary to make a deep reflection on the"reverse interpretation"used in the study of Chinese philosophy for more than a hundred years and point out how to obtain the subjectivity of conversation.Furthermore,the characteristics of Chinese philosophy are based on"existence",which is different from West-ern philosophy centering on"discourse".Through the investigation of Chinese philology and the in-depth exploration of classi-cal hermeneutics,the"existence"characteristics of Chinese philosophy have been determined.Through this"return of exist-ence",from the"persistence of Being",to the"manifestation of Being",and then to the"origin of Being",this constitutes the"three states of Being".Obviously,looking at its root cause,"the harmony of existence and value"takes precedence over the"consistency of thinking and existence",and the philosophy of life in the"Book of Changes"exactly echoes this.Note:"Be-ing"means"becoming",and"becoming"is closely related to people's"participating in cultivation"."Existence"in its pri-macy is not as an object of cognition,but as a totality of life that is one with value,practice,and unity.This is particularly clear in classical Chinese and classics.Only by awakening the language sense of ancient Chinese,feeling its meaning,experiencing its rhyme,and understanding its significance can we truthfully reveal the original intention of existence.
Chinese philosophyexistenceclassical hermeneutics"three states of Being"classical Chinese"ontological turn"