论颜茂猷“情善”、“性近”说

On Yan Maoyou's Theory of “Good Emotion” and “Similar Habit”

生活在17世纪初的福建士人颜茂猷是晚明劝善运动的积极推动者,然几乎被当今学界所遗忘。他的思想活动以"劝善惩恶"、"与人同善"为主要标志,其劝善理论在明末及清代有着广泛影响。茂猷的"情善"、"性近"说对孟子以来"性善"说的儒学传统构成了重大挑战,反映出晚明时代"重情"、"重气"、"重习"以及反思心学、批评道学的思想动向,对于把握晚明时代社会思想的新动向具有一定的历史参照价值。

Yan Maoyou was the local gentry in Fujian in the 17th century,who promoted the movement of encouraging good during the late Ming Dynasty.However,he is almost neglected in the present academic circle.His ideas were characterized by ＂encouraging good and punishing evil＂ and ＂showing kindness to others＂.They had wide influence in the late Ming and Qing Dynasties.His doctrine of ＂good emotion＂ and ＂similar habit＂ brought forward a great challenge to the Confucian tradition of Mencius＇s doctrine of ＂good nature＂,which showed the ideological trend of focusing on Emotion,Qi and Habit,reflecting on Xin Xue and Criticizing Dao Xue in the late Ming Dynasty.Therefore,it is of great historical value for us to understand the ideological situation during the late Ming Dynasty.