Ji Kang

Xī Kang (嵇 康, today also transcribed as Jí Kang, also known as Shuye叔夜and as Zhongsan Daifu中散大夫; 223 * in the State of Wei, † 262) was a poet, philosopher and musician in the politically charged period of the Three empires. He devoted himself to a secluded, contemplative life, which he hoped to extend through proper diet and lifestyle to several hundred years, which he was not able: At the age of 40 years he was executed.

As an important musician and composer, he wrote about the Qin composition (琴 赋Qinfu ) and about the meaning and nature of music (声 无 哀乐 论with Sheng Wu, Aile Lun " the music is without sorrow and joy "), but he also dealt with Daoist practices of life extension (养生 论Lun yǎngshēng ) and many other topics.

The Chinese historiography, he is usually as intellectual history enfant terrible and immoral Confucius opponents. In fact, he pleaded in his works for their own mind to give precedence Authority evidence in the form of anecdotal stories of Chinese thinkers that have been traditionally used as the main means of argument and thereby also doubted the credibility of such traditions. However, he also relied on self- quotations from Confucian texts to give its positions more weight.

Xi Kang is considered one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove.

Swell

熊 治 祁,张桂喜,徐 炼,朱海燕(1996 ) :乱世 四大 文豪 合集 注 译; .南海 文艺 出版社(p. 925-959 ) ( original texts - poems and essays - in short character with annotation and translation into modern Chinese)

Robert G. Henricks (1983 ): Philosophy and argumentation in third- Century China - The Essays of Hsi K'ang, Princeton University Press. ( Translation of essays into English with helpful suggestions)

Robert G. Henricks (1976 ): Hsi K'ang ( 223-262 ): His Life, Literature and Thought, UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor ( reprint of Microfilms 2006). Detailed and insightful introduction to Xi Kang's life and thought

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• Author
• Philosopher ( Chinese Philosophy )
• Chinese musicians
• Daoism
• The Three Kingdoms period
• Executed person ( Three Kingdoms )
• Executed person ( 3rd century )
• Born 223
• Died 262
• Chinese
• Man