理学、《四书》学与儒家文明

两宋时期的理学与《四书》学之间有着十分深刻的内在联系。在中唐儒学复兴、北宋理学奠基,南宋理集大成的过程中,《四书》的地位一步步提高,最终形成一个从内容到形式都有着有机联系的新经学体系。理学与《四书》学的结合不仅构建了一种合价值信仰、知识体系、行为准则为一体的思想体系,同时理学家们通过影响朝廷的上层路线和民间传播的下层路线,使这种新兴的思想体系发展为一种影响中国历史七八百年之久的儒家文明。

Philosophy, the Four Books and Confucian Civilizations

There are profound connections between the philosophy and the Four Books in the Song dynasty. In the process of Mid-Tang Confucian renaissance, North-Song philosophy foundation and South-Song integrations, the Four Books Status gradually rose, and eventually formed an utter system of neo-classics.The combination of philosophy with the Four Books not only constructed belief of value, system of knowledge and code of conduct, but also a channel of influence to both government and the public, through which the philosophers can disseminate their new ideas and develop them into a philosophy system, a Confucian civilization that influenced China for seven-to-eight hundred years.