王艮“淮南格物”身为尊思想探析

A Study of Huainan Investigation of Wang Gen on the Thought of Respcting Human Body

王艮作为泰州学派开创者,在继承阳明心学基础上提出"以身为本"的本体论命题,以"身"为天地万物之本,天地万物为末,着重关注个人主导作用的发挥。其"安身立本"认识论揭示了个体生命价值的至上性,在"尊道"前须先保护自己生存权利不被威胁,再去实现个人社会理想。其"明哲保身"是其方法论以及处理人际关系原则,强调人己平等、爱人爱己、善待他人以及自己,从而达到保身目的。

Wang Gen,as the founder of Taizhou School,puts forward his ontological proposition of"Life-based Theory"on the basis of inheriting Yangming’s theory of mind,taking the body as the origin of all things and all things as the end,focusing on the leading role play of the individual.His epistemology reveals the supremacy of the value of individual life,that is to say,a man must protect his right to existence from being threatened before"respecting tao",and then realize his social ideal.His philosophy of"self-preservation"is his methodology and the principle of dealing with interpersonal relations,emphasizing the equality between people and themselves,loving others and themselves,so as to achieve the purpose of self-preservation.His theory of"self-safety"plays an immeasurable role in the construction of respecting individual life,coordinating interpersonal relations and building a harmonious society.