On the Rational Foundation of the Original Confucian View of"the Unity of Heaven and Man"——Centered on Shang Shu·Hongfan
The answer to the questions on the origin of the original Confucian view of"unity of heaven and man"and its rational turn is related not only to the understanding of the basic characteristics of Chinese philosophy,but also to the knowledge of the basic characteristics of original Confucian.The original Confucian view of"unity of heaven and man"comes from the tradition of witchcraft history prevailing in the early three generations,but it has been rationally developed.Shang Shu·Hongfan(The Grand Rules in the Book of Documents)plays a very important role in this process.To be specific,the"Jiyi"chou("稽疑"畴)by means of divination and based on the cognition of Kings to natural law is the rational germination of the original Confucian view of"unity of heaven and man",while the"Shuzheng"chou("庶征"畴)with the celestial phenomena for references and based on the virtue of Kings and officials at all levels is the rationalizing promotion of the view of"unity of heaven and man".
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