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Tsing Hua Journal of Chinese Studies
ISSN 0577-9170; DOI 10.6503/THJCS

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A Critical Review Based on the View Point of Modern Vision-cognition Process Against Some Criticisms of Yang-Ming Wang’s philosophical Thoughts that all objects in the Universe are One Single Thing

Vol. 22 No. 3   12/1992    

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A Critical Review Based on the View Point of Modern Vision-cognition Process Against Some Criticisms of Yang-Ming Wang’s philosophical Thoughts that all objects in the Universe are One Single Thing

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Shou-yih Wang & Hui-chin Wang 

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The notions of Yang-ming Wang such as the notion that all objects in the universe are one single had been suspected and questioned by scholars of each dynasty ever since. One of the most criticizing in modern times would be the papers of Wai-Loo Hou in his book “The General History of Chinese Thoughts”. We have analyzed his lengthy and diverse criticisms relevant to the aforementioned notion, also listed out from these criticisms six important key points and finally reduced into three fundamental views. The most fundamental and important of the three should be the 

implicit assumption of an objective existence of all objects in the universe. Based on the scientific view-point of modern vision-cognition process we have carefully reviewed these fundamental views respectively and also interpreted Yang-ming Wang’s notions in an understandable way. Via profound and elaborate discrimination and analyses we have come to the conclusion that all objects in the universe can not be viewed as a kind of an objective existence but instead should be viewed as a subjective existence in the sense that all objects in the universe are merely the images that appear within the observer’s frame of mind. Also based upon this concept we think that the relevant arguments and criticisms of the Yang-ming Wang by Wai-loo hou can not hold accordingly. 

 

 

Author: Shou-yih Wang & Hui-chin Wang
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