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Ogyū Sorai formulated an original view of the history of the Classics. In his understanding, Confucius was the turning point: with him, the character of the Classics underwent a fundamental change. This view had enough destructive power to deconstruct the orthodox Neo-Confucian view of the Classics, which made use of the genealogical concept of the genealogy of the Way (道統 dōtō).
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“Great Learning” is the standard translation of Daxue . As Legge explains in the first footnote to his translation, it is a literal translation of the two characters, which he chose in order to sidestep Chinese discussions about the interpretation of the title. Sorai was one of those who subscribed to the interpretation of “school where the scions of the royal and aristocratic families studied after finishing primary school” 小学. Hence, in Sorai’s case, “National Academy” would be a suitable translation.
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See Ken’en nihitsu 蘐園二筆 (“Second fascicle of Ken’en jippitsu ”), items 56, 57, 125 (Ogyū Sorai zenshū vol. 17, p. 344, 354). See also Sawai Keiichi, “Ogyū Sorai no Daigaku kaishaku,” pp. 151–166.
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Sawai Keiichi 澤井啓一. 1982. “Ogyū Sorai no Daigaku kaishaku” 荻生徂徠の『大学』解釈, Firosofia フィロソフィア 70: 151–166.
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Sawai, K. (2019). Rongo-chō 論語徴 (“Proof of the Analects”), Daigaku-kai 大学解 (“Explanation of the Great Learning”), Chūyō-kai 中庸解 (“Explanation of the Mean”). In: BOOT, W., TAKAYAMA, D. (eds) Tetsugaku Companion to Ogyu Sorai. Tetsugaku Companions to Japanese Philosophy, vol 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15475-2_7
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