Study in Quest of Principles

This concept, first proposed by the ancient philosopher Cheng Yi (1033-1107) and developed by Zhu Xi (1130-1200), originally exhorted people to study things to acquire principles. Later, it was used to describe inquiry of the principles of things.

As a way of thinking, it discusses the relationship between knowledge and application. All things have their own nature and law of development. Only through thorough inquiry of their nature and law can one make good use of them to achieve specific goals. Just like the natural sciences of the modern times, it stresses the importance of seeking truth from facts. The idea offers a basic approach to work and life, and its inheritance and development have effectively promoted progress in science and technology.

格物究理

格物究理由北宋哲學(xué)家程頤（1033—1107）提出，南宋哲學(xué)家朱熹（1130—1200）繼承發(fā)展，意為考察事物， 探究事物的道理，后用來(lái)表示考察研究事物的規(guī)律。

格物究理作為一種思想方法，探討了認(rèn)識(shí)與實(shí)踐的關(guān)系問題。任何事物都有其固有性質(zhì)和發(fā)展規(guī)律，要對(duì)相關(guān)事物進(jìn)行詳細(xì)的調(diào)查研究，真正了解其性質(zhì)和規(guī)律，才能加以合理利用從而達(dá)到目的。格物究理講求實(shí)事求是，與現(xiàn)代自然科學(xué)的精神具有相通之處，它的繼承和發(fā)展有力促進(jìn)了科學(xué)技術(shù)的發(fā)展，成為人們生產(chǎn)生活實(shí)踐中都應(yīng)遵循的基本方法。