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Zigong said, ‘While Confucius’s knowledge can be heard, his views on nature and the way of heaven cannot be heard.’1 Indeed, it is hard to find in The Analects where Confucius discusses ‘nature’ and ‘the way of heaven’. However, among the works of scholars after Confucius, especially in The Doctrine of the Mean and Yi Zhuan, there were already systematic discussions about these issues, and they became important basis of Confucian Metaphysics.

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Cosmology and the Philosophy of Life in The Doctrine of the Mean and Yi Zhuan

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    2025年

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  • Chunsong Gan

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Zigong said, ‘While Confucius’s knowledge can be heard, his views on nature and the way of heaven cannot be heard.’1 Indeed, it is hard to find in The Analects where Confucius discusses ‘nature’ and ‘the way of heaven’. However, among the works of scholars after Confucius, especially in The Doctrine of the Mean and Yi Zhuan, there were already systematic discussions about these issues, and they became important basis of Confucian Metaphysics.