Luo Rufang

Who was Luo Rufang?

Luo Rufang, also Weide or Jinxi, was a Chinese philosopher of the Ming Dynasty. He was a Neo-Confucian that was considered heir of 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".

Luo created a new style of Xin Xue, which contained three aspects:

Seeking Humanity

Nature heart around the main contents of "Recerting Destiny"

Six sayings by the Emperor

He is often regarded as the forerunner of Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu and Wang Fuzhi.