Chance and Necessity in Zhu Xi's Conceptions of Heaven and Tradition

Discussion of the relationship between chance and necessity in the West goes back at least to Democritus in the fifth century BCE , and was highlighted again in the twentieth century by Jacques Monod in Chance and Necessity. Monod contrasted “teleonomic” (directional but not directed) biological ev...

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1. VerfasserIn: Adler, Joseph Alan 1948- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: [2016]
In: European journal for philosophy of religion
Jahr: 2016, Band: 8, Heft: 1, Seiten: 143-162
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Democritus, Abderita 460 v. Chr.-370 v. Chr. / Monod, Jacques 1910-1976 / Möglichkeit / Notwendigkeit / Zhu, Xi 1130-1200 / Tian
IxTheo Notationen:BM Chinesischer Universismus; Konfuzianismus; Taoismus
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Zusammenfassung:Discussion of the relationship between chance and necessity in the West goes back at least to Democritus in the fifth century BCE , and was highlighted again in the twentieth century by Jacques Monod in Chance and Necessity. Monod contrasted “teleonomic” (directional but not directed) biological evolution with “teleologic” (purpose-driven) Biblical theology. This article uses that distinction in examining Zhu Xi’s concepts of Heaven (in particular the “mandate” or “givenness” of Heaven) and tradition (focusing on the normative Confucian tradition, the “succession of the Way” or daotong). The result sheds light on the unique combination of rationality and transcendence in Neo-Confucian thought.
Enthält:Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.v8i1.73