《易》的发明与张载“太虚”气本之论

Zhang Zai's Utilizing Zhouyi to Create His Theory of Taixu

宋明理学的创生和发展是在与经学的具体互动中实现的;具体到张载来看,"太虚"的概念虽然在宋朝之前更为道家和道教所盛言,但是张载利用《易》之"幽明"与"形"、"象"诸说,最终将其内化为儒家体系中的一个重要概念,并成为驳斥佛老理论的重要依据。本文从确定"太虚"的意涵入手,进而具体分析张载对于《易》的利用与其发明"太虚"气本的关系,并以此为理学与经学之互动备作一解。

The creation and development of the Neo-Confucianism in the Song and Ming Dynasties were realized both in the concrete interaction with the study of Confucian classics.As far as Zhang Zai is concerned, althouge Taixu was talked more by Taoist school and Taoism before his time, yet it is because of his utilizing Zhouyi to make the new interpretation of “You Ming”, “Xing” and “Xiang” that finally interna lized Taixu as an important concept in the Confucian system and finally became an important basis to refute Buddhism and Taoism. This paper starts with making sure the exact meaning of Taixu, and then specially analyzes the relationship between Zhang Zai’ s utilizing Zhouyi and his creating the theory of Taixu, which also can be seen as a case for interpretation the relationship between study of Confucian classics and Neo-Confucianism.