王鸿儒与明中期河东理学

Wang Hongru and Hedong School in Mid-Ming Dynasty

活跃于明弘治、正德年间的河南儒者王鸿儒,在学问和事功上皆有可表。其学于段坚,上承薛瑄致知实践之学,为学主张穷理致用,并在实践中形成谙熟经史、务实施用的学问特点。他管理山西学政成绩斐然,任职南京期间协助平定宸濠之乱并卒于任上。王鸿儒学行是明中期河东理学的代表,他的"笔语"类札记是河东学派精思实践的典型表现,他继承并发展了薛瑄的主敬存心之学,并扩大了河东理学的经世面向,由是可见阳明学兴起之前明中期思想史的丰富场景。

Wang Hongru, born in Henan Province and active in Hongzhi and Zhengde period in Mid-Ming Dynasty, is noted for his learning and achievements. As the student of Duan Jian, he became a part of Hedong School and took the learning of pursing and practicing knowledge. He was familiar with ancient history as well as its system, and especially valued the use of knowledge, thus made great achievements in his work in Shanxi Province as well as in capital Nanjing. As the representative scholar of Hedong School, Wang Hongru wrote ＂Biyu＂ reading notes typical of the Hedong school＇s philosophical practice, He developed the Xue Xuan＇s theory of ＂Keeping respect and heart＂ and expanded the statecraft aspect of Hedong School. Therefore, we can see the richscenes of Mid-Ming thoughts before the rise of the Yangming School.