“道德文章”不仅可以从个人角度来指涉其思想品德和学识学问,亦可就历史文化的角度,指一种文明的价值观、行为规范和文艺成就的有机集合。宋儒道德文章特指其道德理想、道德实践、思想智慧、事功实践、文艺成就等多种要素的综合体,这个综合体具有实践的品格特征和辐射性影响。由于宋儒以宗教信徒般的热忱和执着,唤起人类活动包括文学活动中的道德意识、忧患意识和历史文化意识,追寻成圣之道,重视身体力行,践履不已,力求德言一致、文行相契;因而他们的伦理道德和生命之美相互内化、集于一身,其人格魅力得到感性呈现;落实到现实生活中,便是践履精神的美学呈现。把握践履精神,便成为研究宋儒道德文章的学术理路。 “Ethical Articles ” can not only refer to their moral character and knowledge from an individual point of view, but also refer to an organic collection of values, norms of conduct and literary and artistic achievement from a historical and cultural point of view. Song Confucian moral articles specifically refers to the moral ideal, moral practice, ideological wisdom, practical work, literary and artistic achievements and other elements of the complex, the complex has a practical character and radiation effects. As Song Confucian religious devotion-like enthusiasm and perseverance, arouse human activities, including literary activities in the sense of morality, sense of urgency and historical and cultural awareness, the pursuit of sanctity of the road, pay attention to practice, endless fulfillment, and strive to be consistent, Therefore, their ethics and the beauty of life are internalized and integrated with each other, and their personal charm is sentimentally presented. When they are implemented in real life, they are the aesthetic manifestations of the performance spirit. Grasp the spirit of practice, it has become the academic line of Song Confucian ethics.