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Metaphysics is the classical view of philosophy, and appreciating it is similar to watching a kite fly.
This article was originally published on Philosophical Trends 《哲学动态》, 2014 (6), which some revisions to the title. Translated by Jeff Keller.
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Contemporary Chinese philosophy is still enamored with metaphysics: On the one hand, some people say that without metaphysics there would be no philosophy and use this to doubt the foundation on which Chinese philosophy exists; on the other hand, in the “Chinese philosophy” field, the reason that Modern New Confucians, especially Mou Zongsan, are so enthusiastically sought after is because of their achievements built on metaphysics. Furthermore, in this article, “Chinese philosophy” particularly refers to philosophical research or works that embody the classical Chinese spirit or features of Chinese culture; thus, “xingershangxue” and “xingshangxue”are used interchangeably with the same meaning.
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William James, Pragmatism 《实用主义》, Chen Yulun陈羽纶, Sun Ruihe孙瑞禾 trans., Beijing北京, The Commericial Press商务印书馆, 1979, p.106. [See William James, Pragmatism and Other Writings, New York: Penguin Books, 2000, p. 84.
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Ibid, p. 42.
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Hu Shi胡适, Experimentalism 《实验主义》, see Ge Maochun, Li Xingzhi ed. Sources of Hu Shi’s Philosophical Thought 《胡适哲学思想资料》, Vol. 1, Shangai上海, East China Normal University Press华东师范大学出版社, 1981, p. 59.
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Ibid, p. 58.
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Hans Reichenbach, The Rise of Scientific Philosophy 《科学哲学的兴起》, Bo Ni 伯尼, trans., Beijing 北京, The Commercial Press 商务印书馆, 1983, p. 7.
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Ibid, pp. 7–8.
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Wang Bi王弼, Outline Introduction to Laozi 《老子指略》, in Lou Yulie, Collected Annotations to the Works of Wang Bi 《王弼集校释》, Beijing北京, Zhonghua Book Company 中华书局, Vol. 1, 1980, p. 195. [Translation indebted to Richard John Lynn, The Classic of the Way and Virtue. A New Translation of the Tao-te Ching of Laozi as Interpreted by Wang Bi, New York: Columbia University Press, 1999, pp. 30–31.].
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See Chen Shaoming 陈少明, “The Logic of Imagination” 《想象的逻辑》, in Philosophical Trends 《哲学动态》, 2012 (3), pp. 58–64.
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See Zhou Yutong周予同’s preface to History of Classical Studies 《经学历史》, in Pi Xirui皮锡瑞, Notes by Zhou Yutong, Beijing北京, Zhonghua Book Company中华书局, 1959.
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In his study of the history of thought, Yu Yingshi’s emphasis on “internal logic” can also fall within the scope of “academic history” in this paper. See Yu Yingshi余英时’s “Discussing the History of Qing Thought from the Development of Song-Ming Confucianism” 《从宋明儒学的发展论清代思想史》and “A New Interpretation of the History of Qing Thought”《清代思想史的一个新解释》, in Modern Interpretations of Traditional Chinese Thought 《中国传统思想的现代诠释》, Nanjing南京, Jiangsu People’s Press江苏人民出版社, 1989.
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See the analyses of Chen Shaoming陈少明, “A Change in Knowledge Genealogy” 《知识谱系的转换》, in Waiting for the Hedgehog 《等待刺猬》, Shanghai上海, Shanghai Joint Publishing Company 上海三联书店, 2004.
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Translator’s note: Chen here makes some implicit allusions to Anelects 9.4, Daxue, and Wang Yangming王阳明’s.
Instructions for Practical Living 《传习录》.
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Iso Kern, “Foreword,” in The First Thing in Life—Wang Yangming and His Followers on True Conscience (《人生第一等事——王阳明及其后学论致良知》), Ni Liangkang, trans. Beijing北京: The Commercial Press商务印书馆, 2014.
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François Billeter, Four Lectures on Zhuangzi《庄子四讲》, Song Gang宋刚, trans., Beijing北京, Zhonghua Book Company中华书局, 2009, pp. 11–12.
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See Chen Shaoming 陈少明, “Men, Events and Things in the Classical World” 《经典世界中的人、事、物》 and “What Are Events in History of Thought?”《什么事思想史事件?》, in Men, Events and Things in the Classical World 《经典世界中的人、事、物》, Shanghai 上海: Shanghai Joint Publishing Company 上海三联书店, 2008.
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See Chen Shaoming陈少明, “Illuminating Shame—A Phenomenological Analysis of the Phenomenon of Shame” 《明耻——羞耻现象的现象学分析》, in People, Events, and Things in the Classical World 《经典世界中的人、事、物》, Shanghai 上海: Shanghai Joint Publishing Company 上海三联书店, 2008, pp. 167–185.
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See Chen Shaoming陈少明, “Metaphysics in the History of Confucianism—Taking Time, Names, and Life as Examples” (儒家的历史形上观——以时、名、命为例), Journal of East China Normal University Philosophy and Social Sciences, 2012(5): pp. 1–9.
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Iso Kern, “Mencius, Adam Smith, and Husserl on Sympathy and Conscience” (《孟子、亚当·斯密与胡塞尔论通勤和良知》), Chen Lisheng陈立胜, trans., in Ni Liangkang倪梁康, ed., The Phenomenon of Mind—Collected Research Papers of Iso Kern’s Mind Nature Phenomenology 《心的现象——耿宁心性现象学研究文集》, Beijing北京, The Commercial Press商务印书馆, 2012.
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Chen, S. (2024). Further Reflections on the Methodology of Chinese Philosophical Research—Starting from Cashing in the “Bank-Note of Ideas”. In: Doing Chinese Philosophy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9840-1_9
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