Luo Rufang

Luo Rufang(罗汝芳,Courtesy name Weide,Hào Jinxi, 1515–1588) was a Ming Chinese idealist Neo-Confucian philosopher, official, educationist,and was considered as the heir of Yang Ming school in Taizhou.He is the student of Yan Jun(严钧),who studied from Wang Yangming's first disciple Wang Ji[1].His student Yang Qiyuan(杨起元) called him "De wu chang shi,shan wu chang zhu". He spend most of his lifetime honoring the masters and making friends.He created a new style of Xin Xue(Learning of Ming-heart),which contained three aspects:Seeking Humanity,Nature heart around the main contents of "Recerting Destiny",and Six sayings by the Emperor.[2].He is often regarded as the forerunner of Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu and Wang Fuzhi.

References

  1. ^ Wu Zhen,pp82-84
  2. ^ Wu Zhen,pp1-5