“中”与“均”——方以智变易中求调和思想探讨

Zhong (mean) and Jun (equilibrium)——On Fang Yizhi's Thought of Pursuing Unison from Changing

方以智在论述“中”和“均”的时候,在强调变易、变化的同时,也提出了调和的思想。方以智所论“中”有“时中”、中庸、中道、中和、中正之意,这反映了方以智哲学调和的特点。方以智把“均”看成是合“交、轮、几”为一体的范畴,他把和、合概念用于“均”,形成调和、集大成的特色。

While discussing zhong （mean） and jun （equilibrium）, Fang Yizhi emphasized on changing and transformation, at the same time, put forward the idea of unison. The meanings of zhong （mean） he discussed were in time, middle of road, neutralization, harmony, and fair, ete, and that showed the unison character of Fang Yizhi＇s philosophy. According to his view, jun （equilibrium） was a philosophical concept combining the ideas of jiao （meet, associate with）, lun （ring, round） and ji （chance, trend, bud, seed）. Applying the concept of harmony and combination to jun （equilibrium）, his philosophy formed the character of unison and ＂epitome＂ .