Abstract：The terminology tianxia has both historical evolution and cultural and philosophical connotations. This concept not only denotes a geographical and spatial meaning, but also implies the moral construct of metaphysics. A systematic study of its historical and cultural repercussions can show that the evolution of the meaning tianxia not only embodies the cosmological construction, moral belief and self-identity of the Chinese nation, but also manifests the historical processes of modern China evolving from tianxia to a modern nation-state. Meanwhile, the deconstruction of the tianxia cosmology has shattered the old Chinese concept of a single united tianxia, or the whole world under one Heaven. Also, Confucian China has been increasingly losing its vitality and strong hold on the people, while the concept of nation-state has gained its way into people s consciousness, which has added more diversity and open-mindedness to the concept of tianxia.
出版日期: 2006-12-05
引用本文:
. The evolution of tianxia cosmology and its philosophical implications[J]. Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 2006, 1(4): 517-538.
Liu Junping. The evolution of tianxia cosmology and its philosophical implications. Front. Philos. China, 2006, 1(4): 517-538.
