Abstract：Yang Jian of the Southern Song Dynasty believed that The Great Learning was not written by Confucius, and it had flaws in its ideological and moral principles, which were fragmented and harmful to the integrity of the substance of Tao. For the “Three Programmes”, he proposed that “illustrious virtue” is “the highest excellence”, and “to rest in” before “the highest excellence” is redundant. And the order of “resting, being determined, unperturbed, tranquil, deliberate, attaining” is a figment of the imagination. In Yang Jian's view, the discussion of “to rest in” is a bit deliberate, not as natural as “finding your repose in your (proper) resting-point” and “reverently determining your aim” in The Classic of History. With regard to the “Eight Articles” of The Great Learning, Yang Jian particularly criticized “correcting the mind”, arguing that the human mind is inherently virtuous and does not need to be corrected; and “fear” “worry” “sorrow” and “fond regard” are normal human emotions, which can be the manifestation of the substance of Tao, and do not need to be removed. Unlike Yang Jian's total negative attitude, Lu Jiuyuan was basically positive about The Great Learning, and the difference in their views of the book also reflects their ideological differences. Yang Jian's criticism of The Great Learning reveals the straight forward spirit of Zen. His viewpoints are radical and far-fetched, but they are not without merit, and some of them are also thought-provoking.
翟奎凤. 论杨简、陆九渊对《大学》的批判与肯定[J]. 浙江工商大学学报, 2023, 37(6): 16-23.
ZHAI Kuifeng. On Yang Jian's and Lu Jiuyuan's Criticism and Affirmation of “The Great Learning”. Journal of Zhejing Gongshang University, 2023, 37(6): 16-23.
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