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To See The Difficult Position Of Rites From The"Rites Controversy"

Posted on:2014-02-20Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:P WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2235330398979405Subject:Ethics
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This paper aims to reveal "the ritual" in the Ming dynasty "Rites Controversy" events show itself in the contradiction and conflict, and attempts to explore the deep-seated reasons for these problems."The ritual" this is Confucian worked out by dividing social hierarchy, maintain the organizational principle of the clan’s house rules, and after thousands of years of evolution, the traditional social "the ritual" in the late has been far from the ancient "the ritual"."The ritual" the external form of effect is gradually enlarge, and the spirit is not taken seriously enough, lead to its more and more rigid. Paper beginning clearly pointed out that the rigidity of phenomena in the history embodied, for discussing the below guide.The first part is mainly introduced, analysis "Rites Controversy" the arguments and conflicts arising from the historical events, and show the reader the "ritual" on the impact of these problems, put forward questions:ritual shows itself in the event is inclusive, and exposes its limitations? This part first to "Rites Controversy" events to make brief introduction, followed by analyzed event caused the debate on the patriarchal etiquette, finally return to the ceremony itself, to explore the role of ritual in the historical events, analyze the problems existing in the ceremony itself.The second part of the reduction of birth process and its original effect, compared with the first part, show the changes. Ceremony in ancient China for personal relationship, never suspected, don’t them, bright dispute. Has expressed in various kinds of books, such as "Shi Ming" said:"the ritual, body also. A body to it also.""The ritual" said:"faithful, courtesy of this also; philosophical connotations, the ritual of article also. No this is not set, no article no." Before Confucius, the existing system, Rites of the Xia, Rites of the Shang, Rites of the Zhou, and Confucius, on the basis of rites, founded by Confucian ceremony, ceremony from judgments system rises to the height of the morality and philosophy. After Confucianism became the official philosophy of traditional Chinese society, the ceremony has become the spirit of the rules of the social and political life, to people of all ranks and classes has had a huge impact, the ritual begins to show its adjust the basic role of social relationships.The third part analysis the ritual in long time in the process of the evolution of the other factors such as law, human’s impact on it."Rites Controversy" is the result of comprehensive affect a variety of reasons, the ritual in which in the main position, but other factors also cause by the variation of the important reasons for early state. Section three of this chapter:the first section discusses method and the ritual, the relationship between analysis and contact of mandatory regulations affect each other; On the influence of the worldly wisdom for the ritual, in the second quarter, see both emphasized how factors of interpersonal relationship in the conflict and fusion; The third quarter when public ethics and family ethics conflict approach.Over the fourth part is the summary view, interpret the final goal of this article: ritual spirit need to return. Three quarters said that due to the influence of other factors, ritual has moved from "Rites Controversy" the incident brought the some characteristics of the different from original state, it is these changes directly caused the historical debate. In order not to let this problem happen again, we call on the essence of courtesy to find themselves, that is energetic side of balance, the maintenance order. To weed out the ritual in the development of long time fill in dregs, highlight its nature of the most primitive and simple, also don’t want to lead the ritual to themselves, but stressed that the ritual to obtain the healthy and orderly development.
Keywords/Search Tags:"Rites Controversy", Confucianism, Tension, Paradox, order
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