Xu Qian And Neo-Confucianism In Jinhua

The study of Neo-Confucianism is flourished in the academic circle nowadays. But to clarify its ideas between Song and Ming dynasty, the Neo-Confucianism in the Yuan Dynasty can not be ignored, which plays the role of link between them. Xu Qian, a famous Confucian scholar in Yuan Dynasty and one representative of Li philosophy in Jinhua, on the basis of the Neo-Confucianism in Song Dynasty, develops the Li philosophical ideas of personal characteristics, laid the foundation for its development in Ming Dynasty.Xu Qian, compromising ideas of philosophers Zhu Xi and Lu Jiuyuan in Song dynasty from three scopes, creates his own unique Li philosophical ideas. On the ontology, he puts forward the point of"cogitation in the existence of rationale", a compromise of Zhu Xi's"the principle of rationale", and Lu Jiuyuan's"the principle of cogitation"that the supremacy of"rationale"exists among the people, the cogitation is the rationale, and the psychological unity between rationale and cogitation. On this basis, his epistemology is further deepened, which is the compromise of Zhu Xi's theory of"GeWu"and Lu Jiuyuan's theory of"GeXin", holding that"GeWu"and"GeXin"is dialectical unity. In order to achieve their unity, he promotes"Respected Knowledge"and"Promoting Virtue"on methodology, which complements and improves mutually. In addition, his ideas play a crucial role in the development and dissemination of Li philosophy in Jinhua. His disciples who write books are amount to one thousand, including influential ones, Fan Zu, Hu Han, and Song Lian; and he makes contribution to its development on the sides of"the principle of rationale"and"the principle of Humanism Psychology"; moreover, he has innovated educational methodology, built upon study and annotation of"Four Books"and"the Book of Songs".Xu Qian, a significant Li philosopher in the history, inheriting and carrying forward the idea of the essence of Li philosophy in Song Dynasty , has promoted Li philosophy in Jinhua to achieve its peak; his educational activities has made Cheng and Zhu Li philosophy widely disseminated, and Study of Science Officer of the Yuan Dynasty a great role; his compromise of Zhu and Lu's philosophical ideas has affected and inspired Li philosophical ideas in Ming dynasty, characterized by ideas of Yang-Ming Thinking.