刘宗周与证人社

Liu Zongzhou and Zheng Ren Society

作为明代儒学殿军,刘宗周在学术上开浙东学术中兴之局;在道德上与黄道周并为明季道德完人。他继承东林学派顾宪成、高攀龙的"格物说",倡导"慎独说",成立证人社,与陶奭龄展开工夫与本体的论辩,力图扫除王门后学"以禅诠儒"的空疏之弊,在当时产生了很大的影响。

As one of the leading Confucian figures in Ming Dynasty, Liu Zongzhou opened eastern Zhejiang＇s revival of the academic. In moral character, Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou are both perfect. He succeeded Dong Lin School＇s theory of investigation of things, which was put forward by Gu Xiancheng and Gao Panlong. Meanwhile, Liu Zongzhou promoted ＂the Confucian Doctrine of Shendu＂ and established Zheng Ren Society, Besides, he issued a debate with Tao Shiling on Ontology, in order to wipe out the door after-school ＂interpretation of Confucianism by Buddhism＂, which have a very great impact then.