The Hu Yigui Changing Ideas In Research,

In the camp of the Yi studies in the Yuan dynasty (1206-1368) when the creation of thought was comparatively insufficient, Hu Yigui's 胡一桂 Yi-ology occupies an important position. So far, researches on his Yi-ology are just under way. For example, Yi xue Yuan liu 易学源流 (Origin of the Yi-ology) written by Mr. Xu Qinting 徐芹庭 from Taiwan only makes a concise introduction of Hu's life and works, and Mr Zhu Bokun 朱伯崑 in the mainland of China merely makes a brief comment on Hu's thought in his Yi xue Zhe xue shi 易学哲学史 (A History of the Philosophy in the Yi-ology). Comparatively speaking, Song ming Yi xue Gai lun 宋明易学概论 (An Outline of the Yi-ology from the Song to the Ming Dynasties) written by Xu Zhirui 徐 志锐 and Xiang shu Yi xue Fa zhan shi 象数易学发展史 (A History of the Development of the Image-number Yi-ology) written by Mr. Lin Zhongjun 林忠军 made deeper explorations on Hu's Yi-ology. The studies of Hu's thought on Yi only scattered in the above-mentioned few works and there is not any presentation of a holistic and systematic monograph on it. Therefore, it is of great importance to make a peculiar probe into Hu Yigui's thought on Yi.Based on a sympathetic standpoint, this dissertation exposes Hu Yigui's desire to carry Zhu Xi's Yi tradition forward and, first of all, clarifies the background of his aspiration and interest.So far as the times in which he lived was concerned, on account of the rulers' advocating of the Yuan dynasty, Zhu Xi's 朱熹 Neo-Confucianism was positioned as orthodoxy and appointed main basis for imperial examinations and thus became prosperous during a short time. Meanwhile, Zhu's Neo-Confucianism quickly and unavoidably declined to be the intellectuals' tool to obtain fame and positions and thus was distorted and lost its original features and quintessence. In regard to Zhu Xi's Yi tradition, his viewpoint that Yi was made for divination, the learning of Tu shu 图书 (the River Diagram and Luo Chart), and prenatal theory revealed in his Zhou yi Ben yi 周易本义 (Original Meanings of Zhouyi) and Yi xue Qi meng 易学启蒙 (An Enlightenment Book for the Yi Studies) exerted great influences upon the development...