张载的自然观及其历史地位

张载本《易传》之说，融会诸家之学，提出自成一家的自然观。其说以气为为宇宙本源，迷其属性、演化，形成天地相对的星辰系统和生化万物。张载之说对中国古代哲学有重大影响。他新提出的属地星辰系统，实际上是大阳系，在历史上先于布鲁诺之说五个半世纪，是项值得珍视的成就。

Zhang Zai's Views About Nation and Historical Position

Based on the doctrine of The Book of Changes and the learnings of other schools ,Zhang Zai brousht forth the views about nature of his own. According to his theory, the universe orignated from vital energy. With this suppasition, he elaborated the universe's property, its evolution, the formation of stars and constellations and the origin of all plants and animals. Zhang Zai's theory about nature exerted great in fluence upon China's ancient philosophy. The system of stars and constellations which he expounded actually refers to the solar system, a supposition put forward fire hundred years prior to that of Bruno.