Along the Path of Benevolence and Righteousness——A New Perspective of Understanding the Humanistic Thoughts in Late Ming Dynasty

The researchers have not paid enough attention to the thought of walking along the path of and righteousness in the late Ming Dynasty. A deeper analysis will find that the scholars of the late Ming Dynasty were not anti-feudalism; instead, they tried to re-categorize the practice of lechery and selfishness which occurred at that time into the scope of benevolence and righteousness, hoping to tackle the social crisis and right the deviation of people's thoughts from Confucianism.