Unlike the academic proposition centered on"conscience"held by the Yangming School,Li Cai,based on concepts from the"Great Learning"such as"self-cultivation as fundamental"and"knowledge of stopping,"proposed the doctrine of"stopping and cultivating,"attempting to reconcile the discrepancy between Confucian mind and nature with social governance,knowledge with action,and Dao with Qi(objects).In constructing his academic system,Li Cai extensively utilized the thought resources of Yi(the study of the Book of Changes).Li's Yi thoughts primarily comprises the following two aspects:a severe critique of the theory of"Qian Zhi,"and a positive exposition of the theory of"Gen Bei."Although Li Cai often attacked and refuted Wang Yangming's doctrine of"conscience,"his interpretations of"Qian Zhi"and"Gen Bei"also represent a transformation and elaboration of the relationship between Wang's conscience and Yi studies,and therefore still could be categorized as a branch of Yi within Wang's Mind Studies.
关键词
李材/乾知/艮背/艮止/知止
Key words
Li Cai/Qian Zhi/Gen Bei/Stopping of Gen/knowledge of stopping