Luo Rufang


Luo Rufang, also Weide or Jinxi, was a Chinese philosopher of the Ming Dynasty.

Biography

He was a Neo-Confucian that was considered heir to the Yang Ming school in Taizhou. He was also an official and educator.
Luo was the student of Yan Jun, who studied from Wang Yangming's first disciple, Wang Ji. His student, Yang Qiyuan, called him "De wu chang shi, shan wu chang zhu".

Thought

Luo a new style of Xin Xue, which contained three aspects:
He is often regarded as the forerunner of Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, and Wang Fuzhi.