A comparison on Wang Yangming’s xin [heart-mind] and Husserl’s ego

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

 
 
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Title A comparison on Wang Yangming’s xin [heart-mind] and Husserl’s ego
 
Creator Li, Changhua
 
Subject — xin; ego; liangzhi; pure ego; Husserl; Wang Yangming; teleology
Description Both Wang Yangming and Husserl adopted a subjective approach to their studies. Wang used his concept of xin [heart-mind] to guide the practice, while Husserl used his concept of ego to discover the truth of objects. A comparison on the descriptions, structures and functions of Wang Yangming’s xin and Husserl’s ego illustrated that xin and ego are different terms for the same thing. The distinction between the two scholars is their differences in teleology and study focus. But their studies can be complementary to extend the knowledge of human beings and benefit scientific research.Contribution: The original discovery of the sameness of Wang Yangming’s xin (a Chinese concept) and Husserl’s ego (a Western idea) illustrates that people should adopt a new approach to science, which takes knowledge and morality as a unity, and follow the highest heavenly principles. This is a serious theological and philosophical response to teleology.
 
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Date 2023-06-22
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/hts.v79i1.8570
 
Source HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 79, No 1 (2023); 6 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422
 
Language eng
 
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