Kaibutsu Shiso - Kaibutsu Shiso

Japanese: 開物思想 - かいぶつしそう
Kaibutsu Shiso - Kaibutsu Shiso
The word "kaibutsu" (open things) comes from the phrase "kaibutsu seiwu" (open things and accomplish things) that appears in the Xiaoji Shangzhuan (textbook of the Book of Changes), meaning "to develop things and accomplish projects," and is a philosophy that emphasizes practical learning or technology. In 1637, Song Yingxing of China wrote a technical book titled "Tengou Kaibutsu (open things)." According to Hirone Saegusa's interpretation, tengou means natural forces in contrast to man-made things, and kaibutsu (open things) is man-made things that utilize this natural force. The book covers all the important industries in China at the time and provides commentary on them for intellectuals.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
〈開物〉という語は《易経》の繫辞上伝に出る〈開物成務〉の語から来たもので,〈事物を開発し,事業を成就する〉という意味であり,実学ないしは技術を重視する思想である。1637年,中国の宋応星は《天工開物》と題する技術書を書いた。三枝博音の解釈によると,天工は人工に対する自然力を意味し,この自然力を活用する人工が開物であるという。その内容は当時行われていた中国の重要産業を網羅し,それらについて知識人向けの解説を行ったものである。

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