Xue yi zhi sheng: Song ru Yan Hui lun shu zhong "xue" de zhuan xiang

M.Phil.As a unique group in Chinese society, educated elites shi士） is a significant key to the understanding of traditional China. The identity of educated elites witnessed several transitions throughout the history. From Tang to Song, the identification of educated elites turned from aristocratic origin and political achievement to the correct practice of learning, which enabled educated elites to acknowledge the value in themselves. Meanwhile, the core idea of learning turned from acquiring knowledge to the moral integral of oneself in Song. These two process demonstrated the turning inward in the identity of educated elites, which caused the separation of the value of learning and political engagement. Yan Hui 顏回 , the best disciple of Confucius, was considered as the model of learning in Song. With the interpretation of Yan Hui, educated elites in Song actually expressed their understanding of how people could learn to be the sage. Since Yan Hui had never engaged in political affairs or written anything, the attention he obtained in Song can demonstrate the turning inward in learning. By looking into the Song interpretation of Yan Hui, this thesis studies the transition of different understandings of learning and the identity of educated elites.作為中國社會中最為獨特的群體，士人對於我們了解一個時代的文化特質具有重要意義。士人的身份定義在歷史上幾經變遷，唐宋之際，士人價值觀念與身份認同從政治成就與門第出身轉向了「學」，這一轉向使士人可以在自身尋求價值的滿足。而「學」的目標與內涵，在宋代同樣發生了向更為關心個人內在完滿的轉向。這兩個層面的「內向化」進程，使思想與政治在士人的世界中逐漸割裂。顏回作為孔門高弟，在宋代被視為僅次於孔子的聖賢，也是學以致聖的典範。宋代士人通過對顏回的闡釋，表達對「學」的認識，而並無任何事功與著作的顏回，實際上成為「學」的內向 化的代表。本文試圖通過宋儒對顏回的論述，分析其對「學」的理解，展現「學」與士人價值認同在兩宋的內向化進程。譚晓君."2020年8月".Thesis M.Phil. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2020.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-95).Abstract also in English.Title from PDF title page (viewed on March 8, 2022).Tan Xiaojun