Guangxi Forefather of Confucianism ZhengXian-fu’s Theory of Ren
Abstract
Ren is one of the core proposition of Confucianism and an important characteristic of Confucianism. ZhengXian-fu’s theory of Ren is based on social environment,the condition of family and his hard working .The famous scholar Zheng Xian-fu considers Soul-Body as the foundation of filialness which is the foundation of Ren. Then the paper explains the humanity and criticise the Song –Ming Dynasty confucian’s view of discussing the uniuty of Nature ﹑Chi and Li,which should be discussed at the same time. He also releases the view of evil of humanity by comparing the humanity and physical quality. He believes that one can become a gentleman only by acting in accordance with Heavenly Principle,enlightened by the Saint King with moral,knowing yourself well,identifying the justice and interests,encouraging your knowing and doing, then forming your Inherit perfection and the human nature and gradually reaching the realm of Ren.
Key words :ZhengXian-fu, theory of Ren,filialness,humanity