薛侃生平事功与治学述论

A Discussion on Xue Kan's Life,Achievements and Scholarly Research

薛侃是明代潮汕著名的儒士儒官。他事亲至孝,事君至忠,事师至敬,治学至专,待人至诚。因上疏请稽旧典,择亲藩贤者居京师,慎选正人辅导,触帝讳而下狱,遭到迫害。但他刚正立朝,操守高尚。他师崇王阳明,治心性之学,卓有成就,为阳明最得力之入室弟子之一,也为传播王学之岭表大宗。他居乡则思益其乡,为乡梓筑堤开溪、修路造桥,做了很多造福乡梓的实际贡献,实践了其经世致用的思想观念。

Xue Kan was a famous Confucian scholar and official during the Ming Dynasty in Chaoshan area.He treated his parents with most filial piety,his King with most royalty,his teachers with most respect,his study with most concentration,and he treated people most sincerely.Because he submitted a memorial to the throne hoping that the King could check the old standard,pick and elect noble and wise officials to help with government affairs,which actually offended the King.He was sent to jail and later was subjected to persecution.But it was always clear that he kept his noble and just personality as an official.Being a student of Wang Yangming,he did scholarly research and worked on the study of diposition and achieved much.So he was considered one of the most outstanding formal students of Wang Yangming,and a master of authority to spread Wang Yangming＇ philosophy.When Xue Kan settled in his hometown,all he thought was how to benefit his hometown and his folk people there.He built dams and dikes,created brooks,built roads and bridges,making a lot of practical contributions to his hometown.Thus he practiced his ideological concept of being of practical use in his real life.