A comparison on Wang Yangming’s xin [heart-mind] and Husserl’s ego
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 an...
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| 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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| spelling | doaj.art-49d9a85ce5ec42efb9289065613cdae62024-08-03T05:17:33ZafrAOSISHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies0259-94222072-80502023-06-01791e1e610.4102/hts.v79i1.85705722A comparison on Wang Yangming’s xin [heart-mind] and Husserl’s egoChanghua Li0School of Philosophy, Beijing Normal University, BeijingBoth 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.https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/8570xinegoliangzhipure egohusserlwang yangmingteleology |
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| title | A comparison on Wang Yangming’s xin [heart-mind] and Husserl’s ego |
| title_full | A comparison on Wang Yangming’s xin [heart-mind] and Husserl’s ego |
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