论钱时的理学思想

On the Neo- Confucianism Theory of Qian Shi

钱时是南宋中后期著名理学家。他的理学思想本于陆九渊,直接继承于"甬上四先生"之一的杨简,对陆、杨的思想皆有发明。其理学思想可以归纳为:本心是虚明、澄然的,且有着丰富的内涵;各种自然法则和道德原则皆由本心衍生而出,唯有加强学识、道德修养,才能保持或恢复本心状态;认识外在事物要依据于本心,求得与本心的一一照应。

Qian Shi is a famous scholar of neo-Confucianism in the mid and late of the Southern Song Dynasty. His neo-Confucianism theory originated from Lu Jiuyuan and was directly based on the thoughts of Yang Jian who was called one of Four Masters in Ningbo at that time. But Qian Shi’s theory went beyond Lu Jiuyuan and Yang Jian. His neo-Confucianism theory can be summed up as follows: One’s Conscience is open, clear and bright with rich meanings. Natural laws and moral principles are all derived from the Conscience. Only by strengthening knowledge and cultivating morality can people retain or restore Conscience. The cognition of the outside world should be based on and correspond with the Conscience.