The Study Of Mohist Text Acceptance (Dynasties Of Sui, Tang, Song, Jin, Yuan)

“The Study of Mohist text acceptance(Dynasties of Sui,Tang,Song,Jin,Yuan)” is based on the perspective of history and cultural transmission to analyze the situation of Mohist development of Sui,Tang,Song,Jin and Yuan dynasties periods.At the same time,the thesis observes Mohist relationship with other theories in these dynasties periods.The introduction part mainly tells purpose and significance of the thesis study,and then clarifies the general situation of the study of Mohism in the Republic of China period,in which the information of Mohism cohort study would be acquired,especially of the Sui,Tang,Song,Jin and Yuan dynasties periods.Then analyzes the reasons for the decline of Mohism in Sui,Tang,Song,Jin and yuan dynasties.The main of the Study is divided into three chapters: the study of Sui and Tang dynasties,the study of Song dynasty,the study of Jin and Yuan dynasties.In the following chapters,the thesis first summarizes the Mohism development background to examine the trace of the development of Mohism in different political,economic and cultural background,then discusses Scholars’ view of the Mohism in different periods and explore the compromise and confrontation with the mainstream thought in every period.In the first chapter,the study of Sui and Tang dynasties are divided into eight sections.First of all,this chapter summarizes and analyzes the characteristics of the Mo Zi’s thoughts in the four books of Bei Tang Shu Chao,Yi Wen Lei Ju,Chu Xue Ji,Bai Shi Liu Tie Shi Lei Ji.Then the chapter investigates the important change of relationship between Confucian and Mohism.The final part inspects the references and excerpts in literati writings of Tang dynasty,especially Qun Shu Zhi Yao by Wei Zheng and Yi Lin by Ma Zong which are typical analyzed in two monographs.If unable to see the scholar’s Mohist thoughts in their monographs,the literary theory or literary work by them would be the sources collect and analyze their Mohism views,such as Han Yu’s attitude towards Mohism expressed in “Reading Mo Zi” and his other literary theories,and the literary theory of Liu Zong Yuan denouncing or acquainting Mohism,etc.In the second chapter,the study of Song dynasty is divided into ten sections.Following the methods of above,it gives detailed analysis to the characteristics of Mohism in the three books: Tai Ping Guang Ji,Tai Ping Yu Lan,Ce Fu Yuan Gui,and summarizes the difference in Mohist absorption contrast to Sui and Tang counterparts.The third part begins to analyze the scholar’s view of Mohism in the Song dynasty.In the Northern Song dynasty period,Mohism acceptance is the rare form of scholar’s writings,but there are no shortage of articles devoted to discussion,and there are also some scattered opinions in literary theory,history books,exegesis and other works.In which the Mohist thoughts of Ou Yang Xiu,Zeng Gong,Si Ma Guang,Wang An Shi,Su Shi and Su Zhe be collected and analyzed.From Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi to the Southern Song,focus is on the criticism from Neo-confucianism scharlars,especially Zhu Xi.In the end,the paper supplemented the acceptance of the Mohism in the literary sketches of South Song: Hong Mai’s Rong Zhai Sui Bi and Huang Zhen’s Huang Shi Ri Chao.In the Third chapter,the study of Jin and Yuan dynasties are divided into four sections.First part examines the Taoist absorption of Mohism in the transformation of old and new,then lists the literary works of the adherents of Southern Song,Ma Duan Lin’s Wen Xian Tong Kao most typically.Finally,the thesis gives a detailed analysis to “Mo Zi Jie Chao” and “Du Mo Zi Sui Shi” in Shuo Fu,which is written by the late Yuan scholar Tao Zong Yi,and explain his contribution to the preservation of Mohist literature in the Yuan dynasty.