中国宋明理学在18世纪传入欧洲后,与欧洲的启蒙主义哲学和神学进行对话,扩大了人文主义观念的影响。这种影响是世界性的,经历了三个大的发展阶段,最终形成具有世界影响的大人文主义思潮。其核心观念是本体论意义上的“理”的观念的阐释,“理”在西方启蒙思想的阐释中,超越学科界限,在文学哲学伦理学等不同领域都有历史意义与现实价值。
Song Ming Neo-Confucianism started to dialogue with didacticism philosophy and theology when it spread to Europe in the 184 century,and expanded the influence of humanism.The worldwide influence finally formed into the great ideological trend after three big stages of development.The core concept of Neo-Confucianism was the interpretation of "Li" in the sense of Ontology.In the interpretation of western didacticism thought,"Li" was out of the discipline circumscription and had its historical significance and practical value in the field of literature, philosophy and ethics.