方以智“均”、“易”哲学关系探析

Inquiry into and Analysis of the Philosophical Relation between Fang Yizhi' s Theory of Equilibrium and His Studies of the (The Book of Changes):

方以智“均的哲学”与易学思想相通。他认为“均”亦具“易”之“变易、不易、简易”的特点,“均的哲学”直接来源于易学,是对易学的利用和改造。方以智的易学具有家学渊源,在论述“变易”与“不变”关系时,充满了辩证思维。他对“生生之谓易”的发挥,远比前人深刻。

Fang's 'philosophy of equilibrium' is interlinked with his understanding of Yijing. He held that 'equilibrium' shares with Yijing the characteristics of 'changing, unchanging, and changing briefly', and that the 'philosophy of equilibrium' stems directly from Yijing and is the exploitation and remolding of Yijing. Fang's theory of Yijing can be traced to his family background. His discussion of the relation between 'changing' and 'unchanging' is saturated with dialectical thinking. He is much more advanced than his predecessors in his exposition of the statement 'The growth of life means change.