The Naturalist Mistakes in Yuan Hung-tao’s Talk on "Interest"——A discussion with Mr. Zhang Shao-kang
The paper holds that Mr. Zhang Shao-kang speaks too high of Yuan’ "interest" talk. There is a wrong formula implied in Yuan Hung-tao’s talk on "interest": interest = truth = nature = natural instinct. This misunderstanding, which has distinctive characteristics of that time, was caused by the enlightenment trend of the late Ming which advocated the realization of human needs and stressed on individuality and the materialistic social morality of that period.