Semantic lineage theory - Imiketsumyakuron

...He claims that one should thus understand the will (way of thinking) and vocabulary (context) of the sages, and through that, understand the meaning (the individual thrust of each part of the scriptures) and lineage (orthodox thought) of Confucianism. This methodology is called the theory of meaning and lineage. Specifically, he classifies the Analects and Mencius into upper and lower parts based on their structural characteristics and morphological differences, distinguishes the Doctrine of the Mean into parts that are consistent with the teachings of the sages and parts where other books have mistakenly been mixed in, and concludes that the Great Learning is a book that goes against the orthodox thought of Confucianism. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "semantic hegemony" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…こうして聖人の意思(思考様式)語脈(文脈)を知り，それを通じて儒教の意味(経書各部分の個別的な趣旨)血脈(正統思想)を理解せよと主張する。この方法論を意味血脈論という。具体的には，《論語》《孟子》を構成上の特徴や形態上の相違によってそれぞれ上下に分類し，《中庸》を聖人の教えに一致する部分と他の書物が誤って入りこんでいる部分とに区別し，《大学》を儒教の正統思想にそむく書と断定する。…

※「意味血脈論」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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