2004•Journal of Anhui Tv UniversityRequires access

Natural Scenery and the Ideal Personality of Taoist School

Cheng Jin-fu

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This article proposes that the ideal natural personality advocated by Taoism is different from the ideal ethic (moral) personality advocated by Confucianism. The scholars in Wei and Jin Dynasty valued the beauty of natural scenery, and therefore made up for the weakness of ideal personality viewpoint hold since the Qin Dynasty by Taoist school. It also contributes to the fact that natural scenery has become a spiritual homeland for the ancient Chinese scholars to relax from the real life. This even has practical meaning nowadays.

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Key concepts: Ideal (ethics), Personality, Taoism, Natural (archaeology), Aesthetics, Beauty, Meaning (existential), Homeland