Zisi

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For the disciple of Confucius, see Yuan Xian.
Zisi
Zisi depicted in Half Portraits of the Great Sage and Virtuous Men of Old (至いたり聖せい先賢せんけん半身はんしん像ぞう) – housed in the National Palace Museum in Taipei
Courtesy name
Chinese子こ思おもえ
Hanyu PinyinZǐsī
Personal name
Chinese孔あな伋
Hanyu PinyinKǒng Jí
The tomb of Kong Ji in the Cemetery of Confucius, Qufu

Zisi (c. 481 – c. 402 BCE), born Kong Ji, was a Chinese philosopher and the grandson of Confucius.

Intellectual genealogy, teaching, criticism

Zisi was the son of Kong Li (孔あな鯉こい) (Boyu (伯はく鱼)) and the only grandson of Confucius. He is traditionally accredited with transmitting Confucian teaching to Mencius[1] and writing the Doctrine of the Mean, Biaoji 表記ひょうき, "Ziyi" (The Black Robes") 緇衣しえ, and "Fangji" (The Record of the Dikes) 坊ぼう記き, presently chapters of the Liji. (Since Zisi's dates of life do not overlap with those of Mengzi, it has been suggested that the intermediary role in the transmission was played by Shi Shuo 世よ碩せき.[2])

Where his grandfather began to distinguish between true and supposed knowledge, Zisi proceeded upon meditations on the relativity in human knowledge of the universe. He attempted to analyse as many types of action as possible, and believed that wise people who are conscious of their moral and intellectual duties can copy the reality of the universe into themselves.

On par with Mencius, Zisi is attacked by Xunzi in his famous "Against Twelve Masters" chapter. The target of Xunzi's attack is the Wuxing teaching. According to Zhang Binglin (1868-1936), Zisi attempted combining Confucian teaching with the principles of numerology. Li Xueqin suggests that it was done under influence of the text presently constituting the "Great Plan" (Hongfan) chapter of the Shangshu.[3]

The extant version of the book of the same name is ascribed to Zisi. It was compiled by Wang Zhuo (汪ひろし晫 Wāng Zhuó) of the Song dynasty, but not recognized as authentic. The more reliable edition was made by Huang Yizhou (1828-1899), drawing the references from Shen Yue (441-513). According to Huang Yizhou, some aspects of Zisi's thinking are paralleled by the Huainanzi.[4]

Recent discoveries

  • Wuxing (text), a recent archeological discovery providing new insight into Zisi's teaching.
  • Duke Mu of Lu Asks Zisi 《魯穆公こう問とい子こ思おもえ》, a Guodian text relating about the concept of the "loyal minister" 忠臣ちゅうしん through the dialogue between Zisi and the young Duke Mu (d. 377 BCE).

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Ames, Roger T.; Hall, David L. (2001). Focusing the Familiar: A Translation and Philosophical Interpretation of the Zhongyong. University of Hawaii Press. p. 132. ISBN 9780824824600.
  2. ^ 曹峰, 思おもえ孟はじめ學派がくは的てき建けん構與解かい構 ——評ひょう梁はり濤《郭かく店てん竹ちく簡與思おもえ孟はじめ學派がくは》."思おもえ孟はじめ学派がくは的てき建けん构与解かい构——评梁涛《郭かく店てん竹ちく简与思おもえ孟はじめ学派がくは》". Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013., n.1.
  3. ^ Li Xueqin, 帛书《五ご行ぎょう》与あずか《尚なお书·洪ひろし范》.
  4. ^ 曹峰, 思おもえ孟はじめ學派がくは的てき建けん構與解かい構 ——評ひょう梁はり濤《郭かく店てん竹ちく簡與思おもえ孟はじめ學派がくは》 Archived December 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

References

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