杨慈湖之"毋意"道德修养论刍议

杨慈湖反对从主观之外寻找道德恶产生的根源,认为“人心本正,起而为意而后昏”,道德修养的根本途径就是由“毋意”而展开的“毋必”、“毋固”、“毋我”,他在认同儒家所倡导的道德修养的过程即成人成圣的理论前提下,提出了独具特色的道德境界说,认为“意虑不作,澄然虚明”的“永”之境乃是一切道德践履所能达到的最高境界。杨慈湖伦理思想在陆王心学伦理思想史中占据了独特的地位。

On Yang Cihu's "Wu Yi" as an Approach for Moral Perfection

Yang Cihu opposes locating the source of evil of ethic away from subjectivity and believes that "mans' heart is originally good and becomes evil only after YI emerged from it". So the basic ways of moral culture are"WU BI","WU GU","WU WO" which are all derived from "WU YI". On the premise of agreeing to the process of moral culture advocated by Confucius, the theory of becoming man and sage, Yang advances his unique theory about the highest moral state, "YONG" , to be aimed at by all moral practice. Yang Cihu' s ethical thoughts occupy an important place in the ethnical history of the School of Mind.