國立臺灣大學政治科學論叢

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This  article  deals  with  a  text  that  is  known  as  the  most  important  sub-commentary  of  Zhuang-Zi–  Nan  Hua  Zhen  Jing  Zhu  (also  known  as  Sub-Commentary of Zhuang Zi). We shall analyze the academic position of this text anddiscuss the epistemological and ontological questions found in the Double-NegationSchool of writing. We shall deal with three important issues in this article: Doublenegation  discourse,  sage  discourse,  and  the  governing  discourse.  We  will  alsodiscuss  questions  such  as  why  Double  Negation  School  was  initiated,  what  theultimate meaning of Double Negation is, how Buddhist thought influences doublenegation  thought  and  how  the  divine  differs  from  and  interacts  with  the  secular.The core of the dissertation will focus on the statement that the ideal ruler (the sage)governs by cultivating himself through the thinking of double negation.We  shall  also  try  to  initiate  some  critical  points  for  further  study  during  thediscussion: the relationship between Confucian and Taoist Schools during the Handynasty, as far as the Wei-Jing and Sui-Tang eras, the hierarchy of political andreligious  affairs,  the  body  and  the  state,  physically  or  mentally  emphasizingviewpoints, body formation in the state building process and the interpretation ofZhuang-Zi   by   Buddhism,   these   are   hidden   in   traditional   Chinese   politicalphilosophy. The Sub-Commentary of Zhuang Zi reflects the political and religious situationand conveys the internal essence of the political discourses of Taoist and ConfucianSchool to Taoist religion. Undoubtedly this writing itself is a part of the process ofstate  formation  and  a  result  of  the  dominance  of  political  power  in  the  Tangdynasty.