Abstract
Abstract This essay explores one hermeneutical method on the general features of the typology of Zhu Xi’s and Chen Chun’s axiological daoxue cosmology. While there are myriad ways to read Zhu’s daoxue, one fruitful approach is to analyze daoxue cosmology in terms of four domains or fields of focus, namely (1) patterns and coherent principles [form]; (2) dynamic functions and processes [dynamics]; (3) harmonizing cultural outcomes [unification]; and (4) axiological values and virtues [outcomes]. The study then proceeds to sample how important daoxue concepts such as li 理 as patterns and coherent principles and qi 氣 as generative energy are mapped onto the fourfold typology.
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