气化宇宙观视域下的二十四节气时间结构

The Temporal Structure of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms from the Perspective of the Cosmology of Qi Transformation

摘要: 以中国哲学气化宇宙观为核心视域，提出二十四节气并非人为制定的外在时间刻度，而是气化宇宙论内在节律的时间结构化展开。文章以先秦两汉核心哲学文献为基础，通过文本细读与结构分析的方法，从阴阳生成机制、气化时间的本体论内涵、宇宙–伦理同构的时间性奠基三个维度，对二十四节气的哲学结构进行系统性考察，揭示其作为中国传统生成论时间观核心载体的本体论意义。

Abstract: Taking the cosmology of qi transformation in Chinese philosophy as its core perspective, this article argues that the Twenty-Four Solar Terms are not external time scales artificially constructed by humans, but rather the temporal-structural unfolding of the inherent rhythms inherent in qi-transformation cosmology. Based on core philosophical texts from the Pre-Qin and Han dynasties, this study adopts the methods of close textual analysis and structural analysis to conduct a systematic investigation of the philosophical structure of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms along three dimensions: the generative mechanism of yin and yang, the ontological connotations of qi-transformative temporality, and the temporal foundation of cosmo-ethical isomorphism. It thereby unveils their ontological significance as the core carrier of the traditional Chinese generative theory of time.