扬孟抑荀与史家的评论

Historical Reviews in Praises of Mencius and Depreciation of Xunzi

对历史上儒家孟荀的褒与贬 ,是一理论问题 ,又是有深刻历史背景的问题 ,是一个解释历史、重构价值的史学问题。孟荀的褒贬变化自唐始 ,至宋元 ,恰是在古代社会的转折、政治主流思想的变迁、古典儒学的转型和宋明“新儒学”生成之时。褒孟贬荀不在于其理论本身 ,而在于理论是否适应时代以及适应的程度和方式如何。司马迁是孟荀皆重 ,韩愈由辟佛而至崇扬孟子的卫道精神和人格 ,程朱因兴起性命之学而重孟轻荀、显孟隐荀 ,这一思想变迁历程勾勒出“新儒学”的成长轨迹。

Mencius is praised and Xunzi is demoted in history.That is a theoretic matter and not is a practical matter.That begins in Tang dynasty and in Song dynasty and Yuan dynasty.This period is exactly the period in that classical Confucianism changes type of the theory and Song\|Ming “neo\|Confucianism” creates.That Mencius is praised and Xunzi is demoted doesn't due to their theory themselves,but due to their theory whether adapting to the times or not.Hanyu praises Mencius because keeping Buddhism away,Cheng\|...