Shao Yong as the Origin of the Mind philosophy in Journey to the West: A Critical Examination

Abstract

Abstract: Journey to the West indisputably contains the philosophy of the mind, but there is no consensus whether it is derived from Wang Yangming's mentalism. An examination of the stylistic features and the Taoist intention of mythological novels reveals a certain identity between Shao Yong's mind philosophy and that of Journey to the West and therefore establishes the significance of Shao's philosophy for the writing of the novel. This realization helps to completely understand the intention of the novel's mind philosophy. Wang Yangming's mentalism and Shao Yong's mind philosophy have something in common yet remain apart; they are not to be confused.

Key words: Journey to the West, the philosophy of the mind, Shao Yong, Wang Yangming

Zhu Hongbo . Shao Yong as the Origin of the Mind philosophy in Journey to the West: A Critical Examination[J]. Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art.

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