Root-Branch Confucianism:Tracing the Essence of Confucianism from Xiangshan School
Root-Branch Confucianism is a new attempt to interpret and construct Xiangshan School,and also one of the discourse that reshapes the essence of Confucianism.The essence of Xiangshan's discourse is to discuss his own and other studies,and it is also a classic paradigm for later generations to interpret Xiangshan School.Root-Branch is the core program of Xiangshan Confucianism,and can even be named Xiangshan Confucianism.Xiangshan's theory of Root-Branch has its own system,which includes a balance between Root and Branch,starting from Root and Branch,expanding from the root,and achieving both good in Root and Branch.So,Root-Branch Confucianism can highlight the connotation and value of Xiangshan School.In order to construct its own philosophy of the mind,inherit and develop Confucianism,integrate the Three Teachings and solve social problems,Xiangshan constructed Root-Branch Confucianism.Xiangshan's theory of Root-Branch is an inheritance and development of the theory of Substance-Function,representing its ideological development and turn.The discourse and connotation of the theory of Substance-Function have been integrated into the essence of Confucianism,becoming one of the models that integrates the three religions and highlights the essence of Confucianism.The study of Root-Branch Confucianism can reconstruct and innovate the ideological system of Xiangshan School,tracing and highlighting Chinese Root-Branch culture,reflecting and responding to current social issues.
Lu JiuyuanXiangshan SchoolRoot-Branchphilosophy of the mindConfucianism