A Comparative Study On The Interpretation Of The Analects Of Confucius Between Gaogong And Chenghao,Chengyi

The Analects of Confucius,as one of the most important Confucian classics,has been attached great importance to by the Confucianists in the past dynasties.Gao Gong is a famous statesman and thinker in Ming Dynasty.At the same time,as a representative of the Cheng brothers “Luo Xue” in the Ming dynasty,Gao Gong inherited and developed many thoughts of the Analects of Confucius.On the one hand,Gao Gong was deeply influenced by Cheng brothers thoughts and inherited many thoughts of Cheng brothers Analects of Confucius.On the other hand,because Gao Gong lived in a social environment different from Cheng brothers,and because of his own political identity,he exerted his thoughts different from Cheng brothers,and developed Cheng brothers Analects of Confucius.All these are reflected in his specific interpretation of Analects of Confucius."Benevolence" and "propriety" are important concepts in The Analects of Confucius.Both Gao Gong’s and Cheng brothers thoughts in The Analects of Confucius elucidate these two concepts.When interpreting "benevolence" in the Analects of Confucius,Gao Gong,like Cheng brothers,connected "benevolence" with "principle".Cheng brothers believed that "benevolence is the right principle of the world",while Gao Gong believed that "benevolence is pure principle".However,Gao Gong’s more obvious characteristic is to emphasize the essence of benevolence as the moral subject and to believe that "benevolence is the virtue of the heart".In the practice of benevolence,the two are emphasized as benevolence in their own,through the way of self-cultivation body benevolence and cultivate virtue.Gao Gong also believed that benevolence lies in himself,but he emphasized that benevolence is not affected by external things more than Cheng brothers.In addition,Gao Gong also integrated his own political thoughts into the interpretation of benevolence,paid attention to the practical effect of benevolence,and the overall ideological style was more realistic.In the interpretation of the Analects of Confucius "the ritual",the second sample synchronization connect "the ritual" and "reason",think "also" rites,reason,social order,norms,that is,the ritual is contained in them,Gao Gong also inherited the "reason" connected "the ritual",think "the ritual is the section of justice",but at the same time high arch also pay attention to the role of "the ritual" in personnel,think "the ritual is the instrument of personnel".In the practice of the ceremony,Cheng brothers think that people whether let or heart should maintain a sincere attitude of respect,Gao Gong inherited this idea,but at the same time pay more attention to the real requirements for the ceremony.Gao Gong inherited Cheng brothers idea of interpreting Analects of Confucius with his own ideas and understanding Analects of Confucius with his own meanings,seeking to explore the essence of the sages,making his own interpretation,and infusing the thoughts of argumentalism into it.However,under the influence of social background and his own experience,Gao Gong raised some doubts about Cheng brothers thought of the Analects,which is actually a kind of perfection of Cheng brothers thought.In addition,Gao Gong also introduced practical learning into the interpretation of the Analects,which not only showed the characteristics of Gao Gong’s thought,but also promoted the formation of a new paradigm of interpretation of the Analects.