Xuexuan's Neo-Confucianism And The Inheritance And Development To The Zhuxi's Neo-Confucianism

Xuexuan was born in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, when the imperial Ming Dynasty buildings near completion, the foundation is not solid, apart from the political ruling class to take a series of measures, but also in strengthening the control of the ideological field,at the same time, the Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism appears in the ruling class's vision, in these circumstances,the scholars at that time Almost all Respected the Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism , Xue xuan was not exceptional. Naturally.The Chinese philosophy looks person's existence and the life value as the basic topic, intention to pursue the relationship Between man and nature,subject and object,also intention to pursue Harmony's ideal state and one inherent beyond of oneself.As a representative of the Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism, Zhu Xi have set up a sophisticated and complex system of the Neo-Confucianism. Zhu Xi looked Li as the highest areas of philosophy, Li is not only to dominate the universe and the origin of all things, but also is the highest truth and moral standards of human society.As a master of the Neo-Confucianism in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, looking from his majority opinions and the writings,Xuexuan really respected the Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism and Emphasised practice all his lifetime.But,Xuexuan developed and changed zhuxi's philosophy in his Academic career on his own initiative or not.So,there are many Distinguishes between Xuexuan and Zhuxi on the Viewpoint between li and qi,epistemology.Xuexuan thinked li no longer was eternal, supremeMoral main body but But is principle of the objective things, is thing oneself"vein orderliness","the principle should so", is also the inherent regularity; Xuexuan emphasized"heart"'s the understanding main body function,"reflects the principle by the heart", regards the heart as experience's understanding heart, but is not the prior morals"the conscience". Like this, Xuexuan emphasized the understanding independently, is a big development to Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism. Moreover,Xuexuan's practical utility is the Inheritance and development to the Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism, and as a direct Forerunner to"the practical knowledge ideological trend"who was started in the middle period of Ming Dynasty.