Thesis--Ph. D., University of Hong Kong, 1974.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Guo li Taiwan da xue, 1978. / Reproduced from typescript. Bibliography: p. 193-197.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1982. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 348-357).

Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學. / Manuscript. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-278). / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue. / 前言 --- p.1-5 / Chapter 第一章 --- 董仲舒之時代、生平及著作 --- p.6-60 / Chapter 第一節 --- 董仲舒之生平　　　　　　　　　　 --- p.6-13 / Chapter 第二節 --- 董仲舒思想產生之時代背景　　 --- p.14-45 / Chapter 壹 --- 漢初至武帝時之社會經濟變遷 --- p.14-17 / Chapter 貳 --- 漢初至武帝時禮儀法度之興華　 --- p.18-21 / Chapter 參 --- 漢代學者之「反秦」思想　　 --- p.22-28 / Chapter 肆 --- 漢初學術思想之大勢　 --- p.29-43 / Chapter 伍 --- 本節總結　 --- p.44-45 / Chapter 第三節 --- 董仲舒著作考 --- p.46-60 / Chapter 壹 --- 春秋繁露何以被疑為偽書　　　　 --- p.46-52 / Chapter 貳 --- 春秋繁露確為董子之作之辯　　　 --- p.53-60 / Chapter 第二章 --- 董仲舒之春秋學與天道思想之關係　 --- p.61-99 / Chapter 第一節 --- 概述　 --- p.61-66 / Chapter 第二節 --- 春秋學為天人之學　　　　　　 --- p.67-75 / Chapter 第三節 --- 春秋大義－「十指」與「仁義法」 --- p.76-81 / Chapter 第四節 --- 春秋學與政治之關係　　　　　 --- p.82-92 / Chapter 第五節 --- 董仲舒之春秋學與災異說　　　 --- p.93-97 / 本章總結 --- p.98-99 / Chapter 第三章 --- 先秦「天道」，「天命」思想之發展與董仲舒天道觀之比較 --- p.100-163 / Chapter 第一節 --- 孔子及易傳性命思想之檢討 --- p.102-106 / Chapter 第二節 --- 「陰陽五行」思想之發展 --- p.107-112 / Chapter 第三節 --- 董仲舒之「陰陽五行」思想 --- p.113-132 / Chapter 第四節 --- 董仲舒所言之天道之具體內容　 --- p.133-163 / Chapter 壹 --- 董子以政治教化之觀點言天道　 --- p.133-138 / Chapter 貳 --- 董子「天志說」異於墨子處　 --- p.139-144 / Chapter 參 --- 董子言天道之氣化觀念　 --- p.145-149 / Chapter 肆 --- 董氏天道思想異於儒家之處　 --- p.150-152 / Chapter 伍 --- 董仲舒與老子所言之天道思想之比較　 --- p.153-161 / 本章總結　　　　　　　　　　　　 --- p.162-163 / Chapter 第四章 --- 董仲舒論天人關係及感想 --- p.164-220 / Chapter 第一節 --- 人之生命性情與天之關係　 --- p.165-192 / Chapter 壹 --- 泛論人與天之關係 --- p.165-170 / Chapter 貳 --- 人之性情與天之關係 --- p.171-190 / 本節總結　　　　　　　　　　　　 --- p.191-192 / Chapter 第二節 --- 王者與天之關係　 --- p.193-205 / Chapter 壹 --- 天道與王者得位之關係　 --- p.193-197 / Chapter 貳 --- 君主之事以順天應人為本　 --- p.198-201 / Chapter 參 --- 君主之德源天意，以義為重　 --- p.202-205 / Chapter 第三節 --- 天與人之感應　　　　　　　　 --- p.206-219 / 本章總結　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 --- p.219-220 / Chapter 第五章 --- 董仲舒之政治思想　 --- p.221-266 / Chapter 第一節 --- 董仲舒之基本政治思想 --- p.221-236 / Chapter 第二節 --- 董仲舒之基本政治思想 --- p.237-248 / Chapter 第三節 --- 董仲舒對名號及官制之重視　　 --- p.249-256 / Chapter 第四節 --- 董仲舒之經濟思想　　　　　　 --- p.257-264 / 本章總結　　 --- p.265-268 / 注釋　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 --- p.267-274 / Chapter 附錄 --- 主要參考書目　　　　　　　　 --- p.275-278

This dissertation is intended as a contribution to research on Dong Zhongshu (c. 195 - c. 115 BCE). Dong is generally acknowleged the most important Confucian philosopher of the Former Han dynasty (206 BCE - 6 CE) and is usually-assigned a key role in the adaptation of Confucian thought to the demands of the centralized imperial state. However, recent research has brought his contribution to this process into question. In particular, it has been pointed out that the usual source of evidence for Dong's ideas, the Chunqiu fanlu, is inconsistent with contemporary material in one vital respect - the cosmological framework employed to interpret natural disasters and strange events. The dissertation is divided into four parts. In the first, I reconstruct the events of Dong's life. I review all evidence on his dates of birth and death, his service in the imperial government, and the times at which documents by him were written, determining his chronology with greater accuracy than has been the case previously. I also review the state of Dong's works in the Han, clarifying several anomalies in references to them. The second part relates Dong's philosophy in as much detail as possible, leaving aside all Chunqiu fanlu material except that which can be shown to be authentic. The first chapter deals with Han forerunners of Dong: the Huang-Lao and early Gongyang schools, the Shangshu dazhuan, Lu Jia, and Jia Yi. The second chapter reconstructs a general outline of his philosophical system, and the third discusses three aspects of it for which quantities of reliable material have survived: his legal thought, prognosticatory theory, and attempts to control rain. The picture of Dong as the architect of "Imperial Confucianism," long under suspicion, is revealed as a total fiction: for instance, his cyclical theory of history stated that the Han dynasty was cosmologically bound to abdicate. As earlier suspected, Five Forces concepts were absent from Dong's thought. It is possible to reconstruct details of a Yin-Yang cosmology quite different from that earlier attributed to Dong, although his full system remains somewhat unclear. Part Three traces the development of Gongyang thought from the time of Dong's death up to He Xiu (129 - 172 CE). I demonstrate a correlation between the fortunes of the two branches of the Gongyang tradition and their attitudes to the Wang Mang interregum, and show the close links between Gongyang scholars and the Later Han court. Gongyang thought appears to have been stable for half a century after Dong's death, but in the next fifty years it suffered drastic modifications marked by Five Forces ideas and a historical theory asserting the legitimacy of the Han. The topic of Part Four is the Chunqiu fanlu itself. The first chapter discusses its physical condition, the second reviews previous scholarship, the third investigates Yin-Yang and Five Forces ideas, the fourth takes up a variety of other features, and the fifth is devoted to a detailed analysis of rainmaking. Among other things, it is demonstrated that much physical damage derives from a single copy with 420 words per page, that there are clear traces of earlier independent works within the Chunqiu fanlu, and that several chapters can be dated to the time immediately preceding the accession of Wang Mang. The chapter on seeking rain proves to have been rewritten at least once, with the object of introducing material relevant to the Five Forces. On the other hand, I am also able to show that there are several groups of chapters in the text which may well be from Dong Zhongshu, including some chapters on Yin-Yang and the discussions of the suburban sacrifice. / Arts, Faculty of / Asian Studies, Department of / Graduate