Philosophy:Qing
In Chinese philosophy, qing (Chinese: 情; pinyin: qíng) is a concept translated variously as "emotion", "feeling", "sentiment", or "passion".
In Confucianism
In Confucian thought, qing is interpreted as the behavioural quality of a person given their context, which may be bettered through the cultivation of ren (humaneness), li (ritual propriety), and yi (righteousness) to build de, or virtuous moral character.[1] Confucian scholars, such as Han Yu, traditionally identified seven basic emotions (七情 qīqíng),[2] named in the Book of Rites as happiness (喜), anger (怒), grief (哀), fear (懼), love (愛), hate (惡), and desire (欲).[3][4]
Neo-Confucians understand qing as products of environmental circumstances affecting xing, or innate human nature.[2] This interpretation of qing as an emotional concept, especially as connected to xing, arose after the Warring States period.
In Daoism
Daoist teaching aims to free a person from the passions (qing), as articulated by Zhuang Zhou: “[The sage] has the shape of a man, but without qing”. (Zhuangzi ch.5)[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Ivanhoe & Van Norden (2001), p. 389-393.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Theobald (2010).
- ↑ Ivanhoe (2015), p. 33.
- ↑ Nelson (2018), pp. 200-201.
- ↑ Averill & Sundararajan (2014), p. 39.
Bibliography
- Pawlik, Kurt; D’Ydewalle, Géry, eds (2014). "Passion and qing: Intellectual histories of emotion, West and East". Psychological Concepts: An International Historical Perspective. Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Psychology Press. pp. 101–139. doi:10.4324/9781003076384-6. ISBN 9781003076384. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003076384-6/passion-qing-intellectual-histories-emotion-west-east-james-averill-louise-sundararajan.
- Ivanhoe, P.J.; Van Norden, B.W., eds (2001). Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy (2nd ed.). Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Co.. p. 389-393.
- Ivanhoe, Philip J. (2015). "The Historical Significance and Contemporary Relevance of the Four-Seven Debate". Philosophy East and West 65 (2): 401–429. doi:10.1353/pew.2015.0029. https://www.cityu.edu.hk/ceacop/kpcp/draft_paper/Four%20Seven.pdf.
- Nelson, Eric S. (2018). "Confucian Relational Hermeneutics, the Emotions, and Ethical Life". in Fairfield, Paul; Geniusas, Saulius. Relational Hermeneutics: Essays in Comparative Philosophy. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781350077942. https://philarchive.org/archive/NELCRH.
- Theobald, U. (2010). "Chinese Thought and Philosophy: Neo-Confucianism". http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Classics/neoconfucianism.html.
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