Research On Wang Yangming's Thoughts On Learning

Wang Yangming,a native of Yuyao in Zhejiang Province,is a famous philosopher of the Ming Dynasty.He created a huge theoretical system of Mind-theory and is another peak in the history of the development of Neo-Confucianism.The construction of Wang Yangming's Mind-theory system is not unrelated to his early years of learning.So this article aims to permeate Wang Yangming's entire course of Learning,and to study Wang Yangming's ideology of Learning.This article is divided into three chapters.The first chapter is to sort out the course and content of Wang Yangming's Learning.After clearing Wang Yangming's course of Learning,it is confirmed that Wang Yangming's content for learning is intuitive knowledge.At the same time,Wang Yangming's thought of learning of intuitive knowledge has three connotations of learning for oneself ? traditional code of conduct ? and all creatures are interrelated in the universe,and the three are interrelated.The second chapter mainly discusses Wang Yangming's efforts in learning,focusing on such important efforts as selfinspiring,sitting in meditation,introspection and self-restraint,the unity of knowledge and practice,and finally on "extension of intuitive knowledge." The last chapter extends to the discussion of Wang Yangming's orientation of learning,and tries to interpret the relationship between learning and politics,learning and sanctification,learning and restoring the ideal governance of the three generations.It can be seen that Wang Yangming's orientation of learning includes learning for politics,learning for saints and learning for restoring the three generations' governance,which is also the triple realm of learning.In short,Wang Yangming's thought of learning is an important part of his thoughts,and it is worthy of our careful discussion.This can also provide a useful reference for our contemporary people's own learning.