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The Combination of Confucianism and Taoism

HU Ding-song

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From the late Han Dynasty to Wei,Jin,and Southern and Northern Dynasties,the traditional Confucian belief is confronted with crises gradually,and the authority of Taoism is also in imminent danger.Although Confucianism and Daoism is very different,the complementarity of the two thoughts has contributed to the unity of the both gradually,presenting the first climax of Confucianism and Taoism unity in Chinese thought history.As a result of that,Metaphysics formed.The formation of Metaphysics is generally discussed from the perspective of connecting Confucianism Taoism and Buddhism together by many researchers,but it attempts to discuss it in this article from another perspective—the emergence of Scholars metaphysics.

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From the late Han Dynasty to Wei,Jin,and Southern and Northern Dynasties,the traditional Confucian belief is confronted with crises gradually,and the authority of Taoism is also in imminent danger.Although Confucianism and Daoism is very different,the complementarity of the two thoughts has contributed to the unity of the both gradually,presenting the first climax of Confucianism and Taoism unity in Chinese thought history.As a result of that,Metaphysics formed.The formation of Metaphysics is generally discussed from the perspective of connecting Confucianism Taoism and Buddhism together by many researchers,but it attempts to discuss it in this article from another perspective—the emergence of Scholars metaphysics.

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From the late Han Dynasty to Wei,Jin,and Southern and Northern Dynasties,the traditional Confucian belief is confronted with crises gradually,and the authority of Taoism is also in imminent danger.Although Confucianism and Daoism is very different,the complementarity of the two thoughts has contributed to the unity of the both gradually,presenting the first climax of Confucianism and Taoism unity in Chinese thought history.As a result of that,Metaphysics formed.The formation of Metaphysics is generally discussed from the perspective of connecting Confucianism Taoism and Buddhism together by many researchers,but it attempts to discuss it in this article from another perspective—the emergence of Scholars metaphysics.

Key concepts: Taoism, Metaphysics, Complementarity (molecular biology), Philosophy, Buddhism, Perspective (graphical), Epistemology, Climax

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