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On the Highest Practical Wisdom of Chinese Confucianism Through Mou Zongsan's Moral Metaphysics
摘要
Although Confucian philosophy has always existed in a theoretical form, the question of practice has always been a part of its theoretical existence, and this is in fact the basis of the theoretical construction of Confucian philosophy. The study of ＂practical wisdom＂ therefore inevitably requires a discursive discussion of Confucianism. As our society has changed, the traditional Confucian concept of ＂practice＂ has undergone complex and profound changes. We can then explore the core of Neo‐Confucianism through the study of modern and contemporary Confucianism. The study of contemporary Neo‐Confucianism naturally involves a systematic study of Mou Zongsan's Chinese philosophy. On the basis of his reflections on Kantian philosophy, Mou Zongsan has examined such issues as Confucianism's ＂theory of conscience＂, ＂phenomena and things in themselves＂, ＂the theory of the goodness of the circle＂ and ＂the two layers of existence＂. The ＂intuition of wisdom＂ is used to reconcile Western philosophy, especially Kant's philosophy, with traditional Chinese philosophy, and to develop a practical path of ＂reverse consciousness and body evidence＂, and to creatively construct a ＂moral metaphysics＂. The ＂moral metaphysics＂.