Luo Qing-Shuen, Wang Yang-Ming's contemporary, was born in the middle Ming Dynasty. At first he studied Buddhism and believed to attain the inspiration. As later investigating Confucian classics, however, he came to realize that his inspiration of Buddhism was actually the fictitious insight and no so-called ”Li” in the human nature. As a result, he turned to Confucianism, delivered attacks on the Buddhistic perspective, and contended with Wang, who exclusively put emphasis on the innateness. With respect to the examination of the universal rationale, innateness and human nature, and self-cultivation he followed the thoughts from Zhu Xi, a Confucianist in the Song Dynasty, holding nonetheless different viewpoints regarding the notions ”Li” und ”Qi”. In addition he asserted that desires stemmed from the human nature. As long as people behaved themselves conforming with the natural rules, there existed no reason to prohibit their desires. Luo broke therefore through the abstinence of the traditional moralism and established the outstanding academic atmosphere in the middle Ming Dynasty.