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A Reevaluation of Dai Zhen's Early Philosophical Ideas

XU Dao-bin

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Scholars generally hold that Dai Zhen was an idealist and follower of Neo-Confucianism in his early period because of the impact of the new regional Cheng-Zhu ethics.Based on the investigation of Dai Zhen's early writings,however,this paper finds that his attitude towards Cheng-Zhu ethics remained unchanged throughout his life.So the author of this paper believes that,in his early period,Dai Zhen also held simple materialism.

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Scholars generally hold that Dai Zhen was an idealist and follower of Neo-Confucianism in his early period because of the impact of the new regional Cheng-Zhu ethics.Based on the investigation of Dai Zhen's early writings,however,this paper finds that his attitude towards Cheng-Zhu ethics remained unchanged throughout his life.So the author of this paper believes that,in his early period,Dai Zhen also held simple materialism.

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Scholars generally hold that Dai Zhen was an idealist and follower of Neo-Confucianism in his early period because of the impact of the new regional Cheng-Zhu ethics.Based on the investigation of Dai Zhen's early writings,however,this paper finds that his attitude towards Cheng-Zhu ethics remained unchanged throughout his life.So the author of this paper believes that,in his early period,Dai Zhen also held simple materialism.

Key concepts: Period (music), Philosophy, Materialism, Neo-Confucianism, Epistemology, Historical materialism, Law, Aesthetics

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