A Study On Xiang And Li In Yi-ology Of Tushu

Yi-ology of Tushu in Song Dynasty as the school of Xiangshu is as high as the Yi theory of Han Dynasty. And the ideas it advocated is certainly worth especially combing. With the rise and fall of Sung Ming Neo-confucianism, its way to discuss several issues of idealist philosophy also has its special value. The prodecessors’ research of Tushu Yi is mostly based on the picture of Hetu, Luoshu, xiantian and taiji, which examine the origin of all these three kinds of Yi Picture. Although it makes them clear to understand, but sometimes it is easy to see the trees but not the forest. Therefore, the paper mainly shows the characteristics of Xiang and the category of neo-confucianism in the theory of Tushu Yi in song dynasty, which displays the unique charm different from general yi-ology of Xiangshu.Determining Xiang as the essence of The book of Change is not an exaggeration, but before Tushu Yi of song dynasty Xiang was understood as a specific object. Tushu Yi does the "salvation" to Xiang since the Song Dynasty, and discovers the nature and the abstract meaning of the Xiang, which makes it communicate with Li. For Tushu Yi, the meaning of Xiang is not given from external, which itself is the essence of the world or the abstract expression of the nature.When we discussed the source and formation of Xiang, Qi will be used to define the nature of Xiang. The soul of Qi is changing, just as the possibility of the changes of Xiang. From the Xiang of category, the Xiang which shows structure and form, to the xiang of Shu and Li, it also experiences a constant process of abstraction. Based on the deduction of the internal order revealed by Xiang, it proves that the Chinese not compeletely only stay in perceptual stage of the superficial external nature as Hegel said. Especially the intuitive way of thinking towards Xiang of Li corresponds to the so-called "intellectual intuition", through which Li can be directly perceived.Similarly, Yi-ology of Tushu also expressed its specific argumentation, to discuss the main concept and category of Neo-confucianism in unique way. For exemple, it interpretes Yin and Yang with antinomy and circulation, and the category of Ti Yong, Taixu, Li Qi. Especially the interpretation of Tai Chi by the category of Qi, Taixu, Yi, Li, Tao, Xin, Zhong, reflects its absorption of Neo-confucianism.