Abstract
As a philosophical concept, qing refers the human sentiments and sensibilities that are opposed to human nature (性) such as joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, love and hate. It also refers to innate human desires such as sexual desires. In Chinese philosophy, the concept of qing is used concurrently with xing, and sometimes it is used together with concepts such as heart-mind and desire. Qing must, therefore, be investigated concurrently with human nature, heart-mind and desire.
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Hutton (2014: 284).
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Queen and Major (2016: 415).
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Queen and Major (2016: 198), modified.
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There are diverse opinions among scholars as to the question of the authorship of the Liuzi. Some think that is was penned by Liu Zhou, others believe it was Liu Xie (刘勰), yet others believe it was Liu Xiaobiao (刘孝标). The author believes that it was the former.
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胡子知言疑义.
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This is in reference to Mencius 2A2 in which Mencius speaks of an “unmoved heart-mind” (不动心).
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孟子纲领.
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答黄筠亚卿 困知记附录.
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Hutton, Eric L. 2014. Xunzi: The Complete Text. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Queen, Sarah A., and John S. 2016. Major Luxuriant Gems of the Spring and Autumn; Attributed to Dong Zhongshu, transl. Sarah A. Queen, and John S. Major. New York: Columbia University Press.
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Wang, Y., Bao, Q., Guan, G. (2020). Human Disposition (qing, 情). In: History of Chinese Philosophy Through Its Key Terms. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2572-8_7
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