On Zhu Xi's Three Philosophical Propositions on Educational Value

The rational spirit of Confucianism is mainly manifested inrespect for morality,but Zhu Xi'sseeking for knowledge,namelyexploring rules from things,is doubtlessly containing the cognitional rationality;Zhu Xi's skepticism is also stemmed from one kind of rational spirit that isn't superstitious for classics,and does not follow authority blindly;in the aspect of Zhu Xi's thought of the people-centered doctrine,where humanism and nationalism have achieved the effective unification.This kind of rationality of knowledge,the suspicious spirit of science,and humanist thought in the Zhu Xi's philosophy,are the most valuable contents,and also the most necessary inherited and developed cultural tradition in all kinds of school.Zhu Xi explains the truth of the eternal topic which is the unification betweenengagement in scholarshipandpersonhood,and his thought of nationalism and people-centered doctrine are also the important resources of thoughts in patriotic education and loving-people education at present.