侯官古灵籍陈襄之理学思想

The Neo-Confucianism Thought of Chen Xiang

宋代理学兴盛,福州侯官可称为发起之地,因宋代侯官籍士人陈襄实为理学先驱人物。陈襄是“海滨四先生”之首,在东南倡导《大学》《中庸》之学。陈襄理学思想直接承接孟子以及《中庸》之学,主要表现为三大方面:在政治主张上,他反对王安石的青苗法;在政治思想上,他主张致君尧舜行仁政;在哲学思想上,他阐明诚明之学。

During the Song Dynasty,the study of Neo-Confucianism flourished,and Houguan in Fuzhou could be considered as its birthplace with the reason that Chen Xiang,a scholar from Houguan,was a pioneer in Neo-Confucianism.Chen Xiang,as the leading figure among the Four Masters of the Coast,advocated the study of The Great Learning and The Doctrine of the Mean in the southeast region.Chen Xiang's Neo-Confucianism thought was directly inherited from Mencius and The Doctrine of the Mean,which was mainly manifested in three major aspects:in terms of political ideas,he opposed Wang Anshi's Qingmiao Law;in terms of political thought,he advocated benevolent government following the examples of Yao and Shun;and in terms of philosophical thought,he articulated the doctrine of sincerity and clarity.