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A Study on Xue Xuan's Philosophy of Mind

Yao Wen-yong

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The early Ming Dynasty is a period of critical survey of Neo-Confucianism.During that period,Xue Xuan,a New-Confucian,put forward his own opinions about relationship between mind and reason.The basis and starting point of Xue Xuan's philosophy of mind is the Reason of my Mind which was later promoted as Both body and mind is Heavenly Principles.Worrying about is destination of Xue Xuan's philosophy of mind which is different both from Cheng and Zhu's and from Lu and Wang's Neo-Confucianism.But Xue Xuan's philosophy of mind can be considered as transformation of Cheng and Zhu's from Lu and Wang's new-Confucianism.

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The early Ming Dynasty is a period of critical survey of Neo-Confucianism.During that period,Xue Xuan,a New-Confucian,put forward his own opinions about relationship between mind and reason.The basis and starting point of Xue Xuan's philosophy of mind is the Reason of my Mind which was later promoted as Both body and mind is Heavenly Principles.Worrying about is destination of Xue Xuan's philosophy of mind which is different both from Cheng and Zhu's and from Lu and Wang's Neo-Confucianism.But Xue Xuan's philosophy of mind can be considered as transformation of Cheng and Zhu's from Lu and Wang's new-Confucianism.

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The early Ming Dynasty is a period of critical survey of Neo-Confucianism.During that period,Xue Xuan,a New-Confucian,put forward his own opinions about relationship between mind and reason.The basis and starting point of Xue Xuan's philosophy of mind is the Reason of my Mind which was later promoted as Both body and mind is Heavenly Principles.Worrying about is destination of Xue Xuan's philosophy of mind which is different both from Cheng and Zhu's and from Lu and Wang's Neo-Confucianism.But Xue Xuan's philosophy of mind can be considered as transformation of Cheng and Zhu's from Lu and Wang's new-Confucianism.

Key concepts: Philosophy, Period (music), Epistemology, Aesthetics

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