“性”与“气”之关系,是宋代道学工夫论的一大关目。“性”与“气”都是中国传统思想的核心语汇。自先秦孔、孟以来,儒家后学无不以“性”作为其论述的主要对象之一,以至于对人性的看法聚讼不已。“气”字亦可追溯到先秦,但直至汉代对“气”之论述才蔚为大观。大体上说,在宋以前,除思、孟一系即心言性、从心性论的立场建立儒家的道 The relationship between “sex” and “qi” is one of the most important subjects in the theory of Taoism in Song Dynasty. “Sex ” and “gas ” are the core vocabulary of Chinese traditional thought. Since the pre-Qin Kong and Meng Dynasties, Confucianism has always considered “sex” as one of the main objects of its argument, so much so that the view of human nature is endless. The word “qi” can also be traced back to the pre-Qin period, but it was not until the Han dynasty that “qi” was discussed. In general, before the Song Dynasty, except Confucianism and Mengism, which were dialectical, Confucianism was established from the perspective of xinxing