陳淳(1159~1223)是中國南宋(song)理學家(jia)。字安卿,亦稱北溪(xi)先生。漳州龍(long)溪(xi)(今(jin)福建漳州龍(long)文人),今(jin)祠建漳州龍(long)文洛濱社。朱(zhu)熹晚(wan)年(nian)的得意門生,理學思想的重要繼承(cheng)者和闡發者。著作有(you)《北溪(xi)全集》。
主要著作
其心(xin)(xin)理(li)(li)(li)學思(si)想主要見于《北(bei)(bei)溪字(zi)(zi)義(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)》對心(xin)(xin)理(li)(li)(li)概念的(de)(de)界(jie)說和(he)疏釋上。他從(cong)(cong)“理(li)(li)(li)”生氣(qi)(qi)(qi)、氣(qi)(qi)(qi)化(hua)生萬物出(chu)(chu)發,提(ti)出(chu)(chu)由理(li)(li)(li)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)結(jie)合(he)而產生的(de)(de)“心(xin)(xin)”,天(tian)(tian)(tian)然(ran)地(di)具有(you)兩種(zhong)水平:“知(zhi)覺從(cong)(cong)理(li)(li)(li)上發來(lai),便(bian)是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)道心(xin)(xin)”;“從(cong)(cong)形氣(qi)(qi)(qi)上發來(lai),便(bian)是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)人(ren)(ren)心(xin)(xin)。”(《北(bei)(bei)溪字(zi)(zi)義(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)·心(xin)(xin)》)人(ren)(ren)性(xing)(xing)也是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)由理(li)(li)(li)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)形成(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)“天(tian)(tian)(tian)地(di)之(zhi)(zhi)性(xing)(xing)”和(he)“氣(qi)(qi)(qi)稟之(zhi)(zhi)性(xing)(xing)”的(de)(de)結(jie)合(he)體(ti)。“天(tian)(tian)(tian)地(di)之(zhi)(zhi)性(xing)(xing)”和(he)“道心(xin)(xin)”天(tian)(tian)(tian)然(ran)是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)善(shan)的(de)(de)“氣(qi)(qi)(qi)稟之(zhi)(zhi)性(xing)(xing)”和(he)“人(ren)(ren)心(xin)(xin)”有(you)善(shan)與(yu)不(bu)善(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)分,為(wei)(wei)此,以“存天(tian)(tian)(tian)理(li)(li)(li),滅人(ren)(ren)欲”作為(wei)(wei)修(xiu)心(xin)(xin)養性(xing)(xing)之(zhi)(zhi)道。提(ti)出(chu)(chu):“意是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)心(xin)(xin)上發起一念,思(si)量運用要恁地(di)底”。“智(zhi)是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)心(xin)(xin)中(zhong)一個知(zhi)覺處,知(zhi)得是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)非(fei)(fei)非(fei)(fei)恁地(di)確定是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)智(zhi)。”(《北(bei)(bei)溪字(zi)(zi)義(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)·仁義(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)禮智(zhi)信》)把知(zhi)與(yu)行(xing)看成(cheng)(cheng)是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)“交進而互相發”的(de)(de)關(guan)系,“知(zhi)之(zhi)(zhi)明則行(xing)愈達(da),而行(xing)之(zhi)(zhi)力則所(suo)知(zhi)益精(jing)矣(yi)。”(《嚴(yan)陵講(jiang)義(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)·用功(gong)節(jie)目》)繼承“情者,性(xing)(xing)之(zhi)(zhi)動”的(de)(de)傳統說法,但認為(wei)(wei)從(cong)(cong)性(xing)(xing)中(zhong)發出(chu)(chu)的(de)(de)情“便(bian)是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)善(shan),更無不(bu)善(shan)”,而“感物欲而動,不(bu)從(cong)(cong)本性(xing)(xing)發來(lai),便(bian)有(you)個不(bu)善(shan)。”(《北(bei)(bei)溪字(zi)(zi)義(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)·情》)把“志”界(jie)說為(wei)(wei)“心(xin)(xin)之(zhi)(zhi)所(suo)之(zhi)(zhi)”,又有(you)“趨向(xiang),期必之(zhi)(zhi)意”(《北(bei)(bei)溪字(zi)(zi)義(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)·志》)。認為(wei)(wei)才(cai)具有(you)“才(cai)質,猶言才(cai)料(liao)質干”和(he)“才(cai)能,是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)會做事底”(《北(bei)(bei)溪字(zi)(zi)義(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)·才(cai)》)兩種(zhong)含義(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)。依據稟氣(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)(de)清濁(zhuo)和(he)賦質的(de)(de)純雜交錯搭(da)配,把氣(qi)(qi)(qi)質分為(wei)(wei)剛烈、軟(ruan)弱、躁暴、狡譎、性(xing)(xing)圓、愚拗等多種(zhong)。在(zai)學習(xi)心(xin)(xin)理(li)(li)(li)思(si)想方面(mian),提(ti)出(chu)(chu)要立志、虛心(xin)(xin)、下(xia)學與(yu)上達(da);批判了學習(xi)為(wei)(wei)求取功(gong)名而不(bu)求甚解的(de)(de)時弊。
其他著作
《論孟學(xue)庸義》《字義詳講》《禮解》《女學(xue)》等(deng)書。《宋史·道學(xue)》有傳。