Study On Zhang Taiyan's Academic History Of The Han And Jin Dynasties

The author in this thesis tended to investigate Zhang Taiyan's academichistory study from his study of classics, history, Zhuzi metaphysics and religion in Man and Jin Dynasties. Zhang Taiyan's study of academic history of Han and Jin Dynasties was based on the succession of the methodology of Qing Confucian scholars' study of classics, he annotated theoretical connotation with the method of explanation, and the combination of pure academic study and the realistic practice. Meanwhile, he waved the banner of science and rationalism, criticized the divination combined with mystical confucianist belief of modern textual classics and explored the creative idea of the "heresy" in antitheism and social critics. This paper, with the guiding principle of the basic ideas about the evolution of Han Jin academic study in Zhang's articles such as "Academic Change" and " Academic Studies of Five Dynasties", and his achievements of Han Jin academic studies, threaded the patches of ideas scattered in piles of Zhang's works and probed into the internal relation of the Han Jin academic study and the social customs, politics, culture and religion. Through the specific analysis, the author studied Zhang's profound attainment of integrating the knowledge of the ancient and modern times, from home and abroad, persistence of independent thought and liberty of academic study, and the influence on modern intellectuals. Zhang Taiyan succeeded and exceeded traditional classics study, Zhuzi philosophy and Buddhist philosophy, his pioneer studies of neodoxies such as sociology, ethnics, philosophy and history in modern times guided the traditional academic study into the modernization.