"Indirect love for others is really refreshing and open-minded. The study of Taixi is really the best supplement and nourishment for the further development of Confucianism. Although it is easier said than done, it is already a big step forward" Yan Jun He highly praised Gao Hanwen's suggestion. But in the view of orthodox scholar-bureaucrats like Yan Jun, all learning in the world can be, and often can only be, a supplement to Confucianism.
Yan Jun is different from scholar-officials like Gao Hanwen who traveled through time and became a monk. He is an orthodox scholar-official, and the brand of Confucianism is still needed. We can discuss how to change it, but the signboard of Kongjia Store cannot be lost.
"It is true that it is easier to know than to do. The pre-Qin Mohists' talk of universal love and mutual benefit have failed. Confucianism or reform still has a long way to go." Gao Hanwen echoed. No way, he doesn't know much about Confucianism. It turns out that Gao Hanwen's memory is full of sage words, few of which can be really used.
"Seeing that Mr. Gao proposed induction and deduction, which kind of Confucianism do you think it is or do you have any specific suggestions for improvement?" Yan Jun chatted with Gao Hanwen and admired his character. The names are much more polite.
The main reason for admiring the character here is that Yan Jun himself just said that Taixi learning is a supplement to Confucianism, and Gao Hanwen did not express any objection. This is also the basis for the two people to have a smooth discussion.
Gao Hanwen pretended to be modest for a moment, and then naturally he said, sir, at least this is the first Confucian school that is ready to accept him, so he has to give him enough face. Even the Taizhou School is an anomaly in the eyes of orthodox Confucians.
As long as there are enough outliers, there will be no outliers.
Gao Hanwen first started from the concept, saying that the current Confucianism may not be consistent with either the deductive method or the inductive method.
Deduction is logical reasoning and derivation based on truth.
Although Confucianism advocates both benevolence and righteousness, the premise of its theory is not fixed.
Mencius emphasized the theory of good nature, Xunzi emphasized the theory of evil nature, and there was even a theory of both good and evil.
These three assumptions of Confucianism can all lead to benevolence and righteousness. This is the most fundamental issue.
In Confucianism, the theoretical assumptions are not important, and the Confucian conclusion is always fixed. This shows that Confucianism is hollow, or hollow, without a solid foundation. At best, it can only be regarded as a good wish for thousands of years. It doesn't matter whether the wish is reasonable or not, as long as the wish is good enough.
This is the basis why Confucianism is not a deductive theory.
At the same time, Confucianism is not an inductive theory. The various regulations of Confucianism are not a summary of successful experiences in the real world. In many cases, they are even the complete opposite. They are a stubborn persistence of the lessons of failure.
Taking the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods where Confucius and Mencius lived as an example, it is obvious that military expansion and preparation for war, the military merit and salary system, etc. are conducive to enriching the country, strengthening the army, and unifying the world. However, Confucius and Mencius bucked the trend and emphasized benevolence in governing the country, just like Song Zhuang Gong generally. Therefore, Confucianism is not an inductive study.
Yan Jun's face turned evil when he heard this. It was only decades of self-restraint that kept him from getting angry. Because he had no idea at all, Gao Hanwen was here to dig up the roots of Confucianism.
The surrounding students were already sweating coldly. They heard something extraordinary today. Although it was shocking, it was exciting enough to stay.
Shen Guanyi reminded Gao Hanwen in a low voice. The scene was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Gao Hanwen realized that he had brought into the future Zhihu line and had gone too far. This is the Ming Dynasty, surrounded by Confucian scholars. If you want to make everyone lose their jobs, they have to fight you on the spot.
"Don't be nervous, just listen to me. Because the perfection of Confucianism lies in just two aspects." Gao Hanwen quickly changed his tone. The biggest advantage of later generations is that they have long been accustomed to adjusting their positions at any time.
So, based on the above, Gao Hanwen first proposed to verify the premise and find out whether human nature is good or evil, or both good and evil.
Different experiments are presented here.
The first step is to find enough abandoned babies to raise. Give them the best environment and never see evil words or deeds. See if they will do evil things when they grow up.
Secondly, find the same number of abandoned babies and give them the worst possible environment. It is best to grow up in a prison and stay with prisoners all year round to see if they grow up to be good people.
Finally, the impact of differences in region, race, culture, etc. can also be further considered.
In this way, when Confucianism has a solid and stable understanding of human nature, and then we sort out the Confucianism of later generations, the inconsistencies must be the far-fetched ideas of later generations and need to be discarded.
Of course, since there is a verification hypothesis, there must be verification results. From the inductive approach, verify whether Confucianism will bring about the final result.
There is a big question here, which is what kind of society Confucianism seeks most.
What Confucius advocated was a society of great harmony.
The essence of Datong society is that the world is for the common good. The method of Datong society is to select talents and talents. The result of Datong society is that the old will die, the strong will be useful, the young will have their strengths, and the weak will have something. Support; men have their own share, women have their own home, plotting against one another does not lead to success, and thieves do not commit crimes.
So, virtuousness and ability can be assessed later.
Confucianism has paid lip service to social and people's livelihood for thousands of years, and it has been conclusively stated, but the assessment standards have never been made public and have never been stable. If Confucianism can develop a series of indicators to monitor whether its students are virtuous and capable and can achieve these social results, it will naturally be able to conduct inductive analysis.
"Indicators, you are saying that we among the people evaluate the imperial court. This point can be strengthened. Beijing inspections are often just a formality. If it is a private assessment, how can it not be interfered with?" Yan Jun heard this His expression softened, but there was a hint of worry.
"Haha, if we ask one by one, have you lived a harmonious life, it would be the same as asking you whether you are happy. Who dares to directly answer a bad answer? We are not assessing anyone, we can say that we only Merely measuring society"Already, the calculation and assessment are only to assess the work effectiveness of the cabinet, not the court." Gao Hanwen laughed. The atmosphere was a bit tense, and he wanted to cheer up.
"What happiness?" Yan Jun muttered, and understood instantly
"So I still want this indirect lover. Haha, Mr. Gao is really in a lofty position. We Confucians can completely use the price fluctuations of food necessary for survival as an indirect measure of the life of the bottom. And you can buy one or two liters of rice, wheat and other main beams from various places. Store prices are the best response to this society. Mr. Gao is not." Yan Jun instantly thought of a way to deal with it.
This method was really enough to scare Gao Hanwen. He almost thought that Yan Jun was going to show out the gd, Gini coefficient, and Engel coefficient. Fortunately, even if he is a good person, he is not so defiant.
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