The Study On Mencius' Theory Of 'Attain Will Through Meaning' And Other Scholars' Explanations

Because of many people doesn't adhere to the will of author where they cite the poem from The Book of Odes. Mencius put forward the theory of'Attain will from meaning'. Many scholars made their explanations of the theory thereafter. This thesis collected some significant explanations and studied on them, some conclusions have been taken sharp in the end of the thesis.This thesis is include there parts, preface, main body and the end.Preface, introduce the significance, method and status quo of the study.Chapter one, analysis of the background of Mencius put forward the theory and introduce the general situation of Mencius cite poem from The Book of Odes. Chapter two, summarize some scholars'explanation of the theory, pay more attention on explanations of scholars in East Hay Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Ming & Qing Dynasty and Modern Times especially.Chapter there, divide the explanations into four kinds: from readers'understanding, from ancient meaning, from meaning of writer & reader and from poem's meaning.Chapter four, author's collusion about the theory and it's explanations.The end, generalizing the study on the Mencius'theory and other scholars'explanations.