Xiong Shili's Substance-function Thought And Its Modern Significance

Xiong Shili was one of the most original philosophers in the history of modern Chinese philosophy.He integrated Chinese and western theories,created his own ideological and theoretical system,and made great contributions to the development of modern Chinese philosophy.His philosophical thought still has an important influence and is a research hotspot in the field of contemporary Chinese philosophy.The thought of “substance-function”plays an important role in his theory.Xiong Shili's philosophy is based on the principle of“oneness of substance and function”.It not only affirms the significance of life,but also explores the essence of life and the noumenon of the universe for human society,and provides an important reference for the development of Modern Neo Confucianism.Xiong Shili's thought of “substance-function” is a unique philosophy system,which is based on the absorption of traditional Chinese Confucianism and the integration of Mahayana in Buddhism and ontology in western philosophy.He rebuilt Chinese metaphysics with a new perspective and method.The ontology of oneness of substance and function,the cosmology of xi-pi-cheng-bian and the oneness of Heaven and Man theory of life are the important parts of Xiong Shili's philosophy thought system.It is beneficial to further deepen the understanding of Xiong Shili's philosophy,to promote the research of his philosophy thought,to study the modern significance of Xiong Shili's substance-function thought,and to help people with substance-function thought.It is of great significance to the construction of Chinese philosophy metaphysics,life community and harmonious society.It can be said that the system of “substance-function” philosophy came into being in the communication and collision between Chinese traditional Confucianism and modern western philosophy.It has opened a new and systematic philosophical road for the development of Chinese philosophy and has an important meaning for the modern transformation of Chinese philosophy.At the same time,it promotes the subjectivity and creativity of human beings,affirms the important role of human being's “truth”,“original heart”,“conscience” and “moral subject”,and plays a positive role in the improvement of people's moral quality and the answer to the problem of people's inner destination.