宋六大散文家表现出自觉的人情观念。他们把人情看作人类的本质属性, 把人生的本质意义定位在具体平凡的生存状态之上。体现于人情观念中的思想风神和认知意趣, 漫溢于他们的文章中, 成为推动六家散文走向的内在力量, 是铸就六家散文独特风貌的重要原因。

A common sense of "human feelings" is consciously contained in writings of the six first-rate prosaists of the Song Dynasty. Derived from The Book of Rites, the idea of "human feelings" is greatly enriched by the six famous prosaists in their thoughts and works. In their eyes, "feelings" can be regarded as the essential property of human beings, and a concrete and ordinary existence reveals the fundamental significance of human life. As a result, their writings are full of a kind of intellectual and cognitive enjoyment that is embodied in their idea of human feelings, which becomes an inner force to push their prosaic orientation forward and form their unique prosaic style.