Research On The Friends And Friends Views Of Yangming Scholars In Ming Dynasty

Friends are one of the basic ethical relationships.On the one hand,the scholars of Yangming school inherited the Confucian tradition,on the other hand,they combined with the academic tenet of Yangming school and the background of the middle and late Ming Dynasty,reflecting the distinctive characteristics of the school.The research on the view of friends of Yangming scholars is helpful to clarify the development of Confucian "friends" culture.Taking the view of friends as the starting point can also deepen the understanding of the social activities of Yangming scholars.The view of friends of Yangming scholars is mainly the inheritance and development of the view of friends of Confucians in the Pre-Qin and Song dynasties.The rigid imperial examination system,the change of the style of scholars in the middle of Ming Dynasty and the practice trend of Agency Science in Ming Dynasty promoted the view of friends of Yangming scholars.The "friends" mentioned by the scholars of Yangming mainly include the people with the same aspiration,including the relationship between teachers and friends in a broad sense.According to different standards,scholars in Yangming divided friends into different categories.In terms of the choice of friends,they emphasized making friends with those who are virtuous,seeking friends extensively,making friends with those who surpass themselves,and making friends with ancient sages.In the process of getting along with friends,the scholars of Yangming advocated sticking to the way of faith and advocating modesty.They believed that they should do their duty of exhortation to friends and take proper measures in exhortation.In addition,scholars of Yangming believe that friendship can promote spiritual pleasure,moral cultivation and academic understanding.The characteristics of Yang Ming scholar's view of friends are mainly embodied in threeaspects: the way of learning with friends,the way of academic communication with friends,and the way of reviving friends to save the world.The view of friends of the scholars in Yangming Dynasty had many influences on the social life,the politics of the party and society,and the style of the scholars in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.There were differences between the elite and the last class,dislocations and conflicts between the friendship and the monarchy,and the friendship itself had its own particularity.The view of friends of the scholars in Yangming Dynasty corresponded with the social and cultural changes in Ming Dynasty,which highlighted the sense of responsibility and the spirit of the scholars in Ming Dynasty.Their ideas and behavior practice under the control of the ideas reflected the flexibility of the local society in Ming Dynasty.The inheritance and development of the view of friends of the scholars in Yangming reflects the continuity and extension of Confucian culture.Although scholars of Yangming emphasized more on friends,there were also contradictions in their ideas that were difficult to reconcile,and their influence on the society of the middle and late Ming Dynasty was multi-level,which reflected the differences between the presupposition of ideas and the actual operation.