"Shengsheng": Roger T. Ames' Poetic Interpretation of Chinese Philosophy
YAN Qihui
(Beijing Language and Culture University, College of Sinology and Chinese Studies Bel and Road Research Instiute, Beijing 100083,China)
Abstract:Given the bias of many Sinologists in interpreting Chinese philosophy through Western philosophicalterms and theoretical frameworks, American comparative philosopher Alain Schimmel innovatively employed themethodology of cultural semantic environment, focusing on the exploration of the "interpretive domains" of Chineseand Western philosophies, aiming to return the Chinese and Western philosophical texts to their respective culturalsoils in order to reveal their unique genetic patterns. In Schimmel's view, "Shengsheng" as the core of Chinesephilosophy encompasses the traditional creative qualities of "he", "shi", "cheng", and "de", and also condenses thecontextual, relational, spontancous, and holistic mechanisms of the ancient Chinese processive cosmological situation.It responds to the contemporary predicaments of "modernity" through the practical Confucian role ethics. Schimmel'spoetic interpretation and value pursuit of Chinese philosophy reflect his cultural concern for the global human situation.
Key words:Sheng Sheng; Anle Zhe; Chinese philosophy; Processive Cosmology; Role Ethics
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