Wang Fuzhi’s historical contribution

Wang Fuzhi’s historical contributions are divided into three aspects: philosophy, politics, and literature, as follows:

1. Philosophy: Wang Fuzhi made many achievements in philosophy. He summarized and developed China In ancient times, important philosophical issues such as material and consciousness, Taoist tools and form and spirit, reason and desire, etc. were put forward, and important ideas such as historical materialism and materialist epistemology were put forward.

2. Politics: Wang Fuzhi also had certain achievements in politics. He participated in the struggle against the Qing Dynasty under the Yongli regime of the Southern Ming Dynasty. After the failure, he lived in seclusion in Shichuanshan and devoted himself to writing.

3. Literature: Wang Fuzhi also made certain achievements in literature. His works such as "Tongshi of Chu Ci" have been widely praised.

Wang Fuzhi (October 7, 1619 - February 18, 1692), courtesy name Ernong and nickname Jiangzhai, lived in seclusion in Shichuanshan in his later years, so later generations called him "Mr. Chuanshan", Hengyang, Hunan People are the survivors of the Ming Dynasty. "Mr. Wu Yi" is the son of Chao Pin. Chinese thinkers, scholars, poets and poets during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. One of the "Four Great Enlightenment Thinkers".

Wang Fuzhi’s character evaluation

Liu Xianting, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, said: Wang Fuzhi’s studies are all-encompassing, and they are all explained in the Six Classics. To the south of Dongting, the vitality of heaven and earth and the lineage of sages and sages are the only thread. ?

Zeng Guofan wrote a preface to "Wang Chuanshan's Posthumous Notes": Mr. Du kept it deep and stored it for a long time, but he couldn't find anything to pursue. I have the habit of slandering party members all my life, and I don't want to hide in hiding and write, just to retort and ridicule. As a result, his body is long, his name is silent, and his knowledge is not visible to the world. Sitting on a poor couch in a barren mountain, I work hard all the year round in pursuit of the so-called benevolence in cultivating animals and the courtesy of the country. Exploring the extremes of the theory, one will never deviate from the origin despite a thousand changes; one will not know it for a hundred years, but there will be nothing to regret.

After Mr. Wang’s death, great scholars emerged one after another, either attacking the theory of quick success of good knowledge, identifying the Yi diagram, studying famous objects, exegesis, and phonology in detail, correcting the sparseness of the "Collected Poems", or repairing The etiquette enjoyed during the three rites is called Zhuo Jue. All the gentlemen have already published it in front of them, and they are in agreement with those who come after them. Although his writings are numerous and full of criticism, he can be said to be a gentleman who has learned a lot about etiquette and established an independent life.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wang Fuzhi