欧阳修的儒学思想探析

The Study of Confucianism Thought of Ouyang Xiu

欧阳修的儒学思想主要体现在三个方面 :一是反对谶纬虚妄、天人感应的理性主义思想 ,二是反对佛道和不良世风的以“礼义”为本的儒学伦理道德思想 ,三是反对空谈性命的经世致用思想。这三个方面相互交叉、密切配合 ,共同构成了欧阳修的儒学思想整体 ,指导了他的治学和政治生活。欧阳修的儒学思想对于走出相对落后的汉代经学理论 ,恢复儒学的主导地位和建构新儒学的品格具有十分重要的意义。

As an expert at the study of Confucian classics, Ouyang Xiu's Confucianism thought comprises three meanings: the first is the rationalistic spirit opposing prophecy, the second is the ethical conception opposing Buddhism and Taoism and bad custom, and the third is the pragmatism idea opposing mere essentiality and fatality. The three meanings compose Ouyang Xiu's Confucianism thought conjointly and interdependently. It guides his learning life and political career. Ouyang Xiu's Confucianism thought bears significance in restoring the dominant position of Confucianism, and shaping the character of the Neo-Confucianism that throws off the theory of the study of Confucian classics of the Han Dynasty.