“湘学”论略

有关湘学研究，应当在澄清基本概念的基础上进行。湘学不是一个简单的一般意义上的普通学术概念，亦不是纯粹的地理概念，同时也不是一个一成不变的凝固的时间概念。从基本格调和核心内容上讲，它是理学，是湘中理学的特有称谓。它有自己的发展历史，并在发展过程中不断增添如文学、史学等新的内容。同时，湘学的发展与湘学研究几乎是同步进行的，湘学在湘学的研究中不断发展，其活的精神，仍然在火递薪传中展示着自己特有的思想瑰丽。

About Neo-Confucianism in Hunan

The theory of Neo-Confucianism In Hunan should be studied on the base of clarifying its basic conception. Neo-Confucianism in Hunan is not purely a geographically conception, even is not an immutable and frozen time conception. According to its basic style and its key content, it belongs to Neo-Confucianism. It has its own developing history and during the course it was expanded by new contents such as literature, historiography and so on. In fact, the development of Neo-Confucianism in Hunan was getting along with its study and also was stimulated by it. The realy spirit of Neo-Confucianism in Hunan will demonstrate its own charm in its continual development.