刘蓉思想的研究.pdfVIP

摘 要 刘蓉是湘军集团的元老之一，以才学抱负素著声名。他本一介 书生，遭逢世变，激于义理，以书生统兵，建立功勋，官至巡抚。 刘蓉治学以程朱为归，力排汉学之穿凿，亦不取陆王之禅悟。他对 程朱理学的尊崇到了迷信的程度，对其理气论、理欲观、心性论、 格物致知论进行了深入的阐释，为确立程朱理学的正统地位，他对 阳明心学进行了猛烈的攻击。刘蓉的理学又与经世相结合，形成了 他在政治、军事、文学等方面的种种主张。政治上，他关心国计民 瘼，有着强烈的政治参与意识，为了维护和捍卫濒于崩溃的封建统 治，他倡导礼治，大力整饬吏治、培养人才；并在戎马倥偬之际形 成了一套颇为出色的军事思想，在筹饷、治军、用兵上都显示出其 不凡的军事胆识；在文学方面他主张以理学之“道”为灵魂，继承 和发扬了桐城派的古文之风，将“文以载道”的古文理论作了最彻 底、最系统的发挥。刘蓉的理学思想促进了咸同年间程朱理学的复 兴，继承和宏扬了晚清湖湘学风，对晚清思想界产生了深远的影响。 目前学术界对刘蓉思想的专题研究基本还是空白。本文拟从刘蓉的 原始资料入手，在已有研究的基础之上，就刘蓉的家世与生平、理 学思想、政治思想、军事思想、文学思想及其思想的特点和影响作 一些初步探讨。 关键词：刘蓉 程朱理学 经世致用 Abstract Liu Rong, who was an important member of the founders of the Xiang Jun Jituan(the local recruited military forces group of Hunan Province in the Late Qing Dynasty), was familiar with his erudition and ambition in the society of the late Qing Dynasty. Liu Rong who encountered on the gigantic reformation administered the troop as a scholar, which established the merits and achievements; finally he was elevated as the governor of a province. On aspect of study, Liu Rong defend the sect of Cheng-Zhu Idea of Li tenaciously, at the same time, he excluded the strained interpretation of Sinology and the deep meditation of Lu-Wang’ theory. In order to establish the orthodox status of Cheng-Zhu Idea of Li, he put stress on Cheng-Zhu Idea of Li through study and tried his best to dismiss the Wang Yang Ming’s theory. It was the combination the Cheng-Zhu Idea of Li and the practical thought that made Liu Rong formed his own thought in respects of politics, military affairs and literatures. In politics, he paid attention to the national politics and people’s livelihood and participated in the politi