Neutralization and Dialectics:A New Exploration of Zhu Xi's View of Wen and Dao
On the basis of inheriting the thoughts of"wen yi zai dao"(literature serving as a vehicle of ideas and eth-ics)and"wen yi ming dao"(literature clarifying ideas and ethics),Zhu Xi comes up with the view that"Wen origi-nates from Dao".He advocates that Wen and Dao are a unity of opposites,thus forming a dialectical view of Wen and Dao.His view of Wen and Dao determines his dialectical attitude towards Wen.In terms of diction,Zhu Xi believes that"meanings burst out from the words"and emphasizes that words are an important carrier of meanings.He also advocates that"one should regard words as dross"and believes that after understanding the meanings,one can forget the language itself,which is an attitude that"one will forget the weir after catching a fish".In terms of"literary grace",he believes that"marvellous and stable articles are good"and"one should write articles with majestic vocabu-lary".At the same time,he despises and opposes rhetoric articles with too much"rouge and greasy powder","crazy words"and"circuitous meanings".To comprehend Zhu Xi's view of Wen and Dao,we should not make one-way judgement from the single point that"one separates expressions from its Dao","one integrates Wen and Dao","one places a high value on both Dao and Wen"or"one emphasizes Dao but neglects its expressions".However,we should return to the textual and historical context for dialectical analysis.
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