斯文在中：王通《中说》大义抉要

Abstract

Wang Tong (also known as Wenzhongzi), one of the greatest Confucians in China, has remained an illusory figure ever since. Zhongshuo, or Doctrines of the Middle Way, is the only extant text that records his teachings. This present paper, with reference to this book, makes an over‐all study of Wang Tong’s thought, notably his political ideals based on Dao, Bildung, Sage‐King, Confucian Classics and classical interpretation, etc., contending that the idea of Wen and Zhong as highlighted in Wang Tong’s teaching is not only cosmo‐ontological but also moral‐political which organizes self‐education, political practice, and perfect world order as an organic whole.