The main content of "University" is to systematically and structurally summarize and describe the primitive Confucianism represented by Confucius, so as to clarify the learning content, objectives and order of Confucianism and publicize Xiu De's Confucian learning of gentlemen and the rule of saints.

This paper focuses on the important relationship between improving personal cultivation, cultivating good moral quality and governing the country and leveling the world. The central idea can be summarized as "cultivate one's morality for the people's security", with the theme of "be virtuous, be close to the people and stop at perfection" and eight items of "discipline, knowledge, honesty, cultivate one's morality, keep one's family in order, govern the country and level the world".

contribution value

1, the university proposed political philosophy major. Universities theorized and popularized Confucianism in a short space, which was convenient for scholars to learn and master, and Confucianism provided a guarantee for the stability of feudal dynasties.

2. The University can be regarded as the first book of scientific enlightenment. It is pointed out that "sincerity and integrity" is an essential scientific research mentality, "learning from others" is the only way to know, "stopping at perfection" is the pursuit of perfection, and "improving day by day" is a strong sense of innovation.

3. Although "University" is full of subjective idealism philosophy, it has important expositions of simple materialism philosophy, such as "things have a beginning and an end", acknowledging the beginning and end of things; The proposed "radical cure" recognizes the law of governing the country.