论陈献章及其门人的隐士传统

On the recluse tradition in the school of Chen Xianzhang

明代广东儒学在陈献章的影响下,出现了一股隐士风潮。这与陈献章哲学思想中对于"静"和"自得"的推崇有关。隐逸对于陈献章来说是一个为学的必要阶段,只有通过隐逸达到不以功业为挂碍的境界,才可以自在地出仕或不仕。陈献章门下几位隐士的表现,体现了其为学之道的艰难。

Influenced by Chen Xianzhang, many Confucians from Guangdong area in the Ming dynasty were inclinedto be recluse. Such an attitude is related to Chen Xianzhang’s philosophy. According to Chen, to be a recluse is anecessary stage of self-cultivation. The different behaviors of Chen’s disciples indicate the difficulty of Chen’s way ofpracticing Confucianism.