往期Archive · 2022
桓君山之志事The Aspirations of Huan Tan
The Aspirations of Huan Tan桓君山之志事
本次分享将着重于东汉时期的两位学者桓谭和王充，介绍他们的著作《新论》和《论衡》中的精彩想法。如果时间充足，可以再对张衡和扬雄进行简单介绍。 问题： 《新论》反映了桓谭哪些方面的思想？ 什么是形神说？ 王充又是在什么背景下写下《论衡》？ 两人成书和当时的时代背景有何联系？ 如何看待古代的谶纬神学和科学认知？ 在今天现代的角度如何重新审视东汉经学的争论？
This session focuses on two scholars of the Eastern Han, Huan Tan and Wang Chong, and introduces the brilliant ideas in their works, the New Treatise (Xinlun) and the Balanced Discourses (Lunheng). If time allows, we may also briefly introduce Zhang Heng and Yang Xiong. Questions: What aspects of Huan Tan's thought does the New Treatise reflect? What is the theory of body and spirit? In what context did Wang Chong write the Balanced Discourses? How were the two men's works connected with the times they were written in? What do you make of ancient prognostication theology and scientific understanding? How might we re-examine the debates of Eastern Han classical scholarship from a modern perspective today?