Scholarlink

<p>This article philosophically examines the <i>Shenzi Yue Gong Jian</i> 慎子曰恭儉 (“Shenzi Speaks of Reverence and Frugality”), part of the Shanghai Museum cache of excavated fragments published in 2007, and provides a tentative translation based on a range of paleographic and philological studies previously carried out. The fragments make reference to a Master <span>S</span>hen 慎, a denomination typically associated with the pre-Qin 秦 political philosopher <span>Shen</span> Dao 慎到 (c. 359–275 BCE) and the received <i>Shenzi</i> 慎子 <i>Fragments</i>. Some elements of the excavated fragments, such as “administrative methods” (<i>fa</i> 法) and “positional power” (<i>shi</i> 勢), seem to establish a connection with the received <i>Shenzi</i>—a supposedly “Legalist” text. However, terms such as “reverence” (<i>gong</i> 恭) and “frugality” (<i>jian</i> 儉), which appear together in the fragments, are found in “Confucian” pre-Qin texts, such as the <i>Lunyu</i> 論語, <i>Mengzi</i> 孟子, <i>Xunzi</i> 荀子, and the “Book of Rites” (<i>Liji</i> 禮記). “Publicness” (<i>gong</i> 公) is an underexamined concern in the received <i>Shenzi</i>. When considered in terms of publicness, and not in the typical framing of Legalist doctrine, the received <i>Shenzi</i> provides a fitting philosophical backdrop for the <i>Shenzi Yue Gong Jian.</i></p>

错误：搜索内容不能为空，请输入英文关键词
错误：关键词超出字数限制，请精简
高级检索

Publicness as Backdrop for the Shanghai Museum "Shenzi" Fragments

  • 期刊论文

  • 发表日期：

    2025年4月5日

查看全文
  • Rory O’Neill

摘要

This article philosophically examines the Shenzi Yue Gong Jian 慎子曰恭儉 (“Shenzi Speaks of Reverence and Frugality”), part of the Shanghai Museum cache of excavated fragments published in 2007, and provides a tentative translation based on a range of paleographic and philological studies previously carried out. The fragments make reference to a Master Shen 慎, a denomination typically associated with the pre-Qin 秦 political philosopher Shen Dao 慎到 (c. 359–275 BCE) and the received Shenzi 慎子 Fragments. Some elements of the excavated fragments, such as “administrative methods” (fa 法) and “positional power” (shi 勢), seem to establish a connection with the received Shenzi—a supposedly “Legalist” text. However, terms such as “reverence” (gong 恭) and “frugality” (jian 儉), which appear together in the fragments, are found in “Confucian” pre-Qin texts, such as the Lunyu 論語, Mengzi 孟子, Xunzi 荀子, and the “Book of Rites” (Liji 禮記). “Publicness” (gong 公) is an underexamined concern in the received Shenzi. When considered in terms of publicness, and not in the typical framing of Legalist doctrine, the received Shenzi provides a fitting philosophical backdrop for the Shenzi Yue Gong Jian.