Three in One: The Spiritual Essence of the Doctrine of the Mean&nbsp;in The Analects of Confucius

FANG Xi-wen

doi:10.12152/j.issn.1672-2868.2019.04.003

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12152/j.issn.1672-2868.2019.04.003

Three in One: The Spiritual Essence of the Doctrine of the Mean in The Analects of Confucius

FANG Xi-wen

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College of Literature Media and Educational Science, Chaohu University, Chaohu Anhui 238000

Received date: 2019-06-17

Online published: 2019-07-25

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Abstract: The Doctrine of the Mean is an important component of Confucianism, a doctrine of thought founded by Confucius. On the one hand, this thought has been inherited and spread, profoundly affecting the Chinese people;on the other hand, it is often misunderstood and even criticized. A close reading of the Analects of Confucius reveals that the Doctrine of "the Mean" is actually the unity of three connotations: doctrine of harmony, doctrine of viability and doctrine of contingency.

Key words： Key words: "the Mean"; doctrine of harmony; doctrine of viability; doctrine of contingency

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FANG Xi-wen . Three in One: The Spiritual Essence of the Doctrine of the Mean in The Analects of Confucius[J]. Journal of Chaohu University, 2019 , 21(4) : 19 -23 . DOI: 10.12152/j.issn.1672-2868.2019.04.003

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