The Life-giving Force of "Ren" and Dai Zhen's Conception of Desire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4299641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fei Lan (University of Mississippi, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 480-487 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-8171 • E-ISSN: 1749-8171 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/rec3.12021 |
| OpenAlex | W1554780219 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
This article examines the vitalistic meaning of "ren" (仁) with its focus of discussion on the 18th century Confucian thinker Dai Zhen's (戴震 1724-1777) reading of the concept. I argue that Dai Zhen, in both continuation with and departure from the Neo-Confucian thought on the vitalism of ren provides a unique interpretation of this key Confucian notion in terms of the creative creativity of shengsheng (生生) and thereby throws a fresh light on the age-old subject of human desire
Creativity · Epistemology · Humanities · Linguistics · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Vitalism · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · Japanese History and Culture · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |