万物之理

　　“万物之理”指的是多样事物的理。古东说念主以为，不同的事物之中包含着各自的“理”。“万物之理”不错指事物或东说念主的属性，也不错指事物启动或东说念主的言行所苦守的规定。有些东说念主会强调“万物之理”的辩认性，万物有着各自不同的“理”，“理”组成了事物间的区别；有些东说念主则主义，万物所具之“理”固然不同，但在根柢上是和洽的，万物只好一个“理”。

　　Universal Principle

　　This term refers to the universal principle that governs all things. The ancient Chinese believed that things are all governed by their own underlying principles. This term refers to the intrinsic nature of objects and humans; and it also refers to patterns that govern both the movements of things as well as the words and actions of humans. For some scholars, the focus was on how different things are governed by different principles, so that these principles represent their diversity. kaiyun.comOthers, however, believed that even though principles governing different things vary, ultimately they are the same in nature, making the universal principle governing everything.

　　引例 

　　万物辩认理，而说念尽稽万物之理，故不得不化。（《韩非子·解老》）（万物各自具有不同的理，而说念会合通盘事物的理，因此说念不得不随万物而变化。）