Research On Yang Xiong's Confucianism

Yang Xiong's thought on Confucianism shows special significance during the Han Dynasty.Based on the basic position of Confucianism,together with Taoism,His ideological system is characterized by Confucianism as priori and complement with Taoism" He devoted himself to replying pure confucianism in his late years,such as FaYan,which is based on The Analects of Confucius.However,instead of completing the conceive of Yang Xiong's pure confucianism,it ends with the conceive of"Confucianism priority,Confucianism and Taoism complement each other".And this Thesis also summarizes the relevant studies on Yang Xiong's system of Confucianism based on Fa Yan.Chapter one "confucianism monopoly and Yang Xiong's Academic Reserves ".Confucianism has become the main stream after the ideological remolding campaign held by Dong Zhongshu,but at the same time some of its own series of question are increasingly exposed,such as the theologization,trivialization,utilitarianization of Confucianism.And the rising of Guwen Classics-Learning also leads to the declining of Xinwen Classics-Learning.Chapter two Yang Xiong's Criticism to Confucianism and the PhilosophersThis part analyzes Yang Xiong's criticism to Confucianism and the Philosophers aiming to reverse the situation of chaos in thoughts and realize the orthodoxy of Pre-Qin Confucianism.On the one hand,Yang Xiong,standing on the view of Confucianism,harshly criticizes the Pre-Qin philosophers such as Taoists,Legalists,Astrologist,Militarists,Strategists,etc.On the other hand,he also points out the increasingly rigid phenomena of studying Confucianism,venerating saint,and advocating the Five Classics.Chapter three Construction of System of Yang Xiong's ConfucianismThis part makes a deeper research on Yang Xiong's Confucianism thought from four aspects.First,Yang Xiong accepts the view of "natural inaction" and at the same time he further theorizes that humanity should also exert initiative.Second,Yang Xiong advocates the opinion of "practice diligently for self-cultivation" from the perspective of human nature theory.Thirdly,Yang Xiong emphasizes the function of"heart" during the process of cognition and attaches great importance to the wisdom-excavating and personal verification.Finally,Yang Xiong stresses the popular will and the emperor's own moral and political example which to a certain extent reflect his Enlightenment thought.The conclusion part accentuates the role Yang Xiong plays on the whole development of Confucianism through analyzing the huge impacts his opinion of revering wisdom makes to the progressive intellectuals like Huan Tan,Wang Chong and so on and the contributions he makes to the inheritance of Confucian orthodoxy.