从“求诸己”看孟子的伦理倾向

Mencius Ethical Tendency reflected in His "Soul-searching

在孟子的思想论体系中,“求诸己”有着丰富的内涵。也正是通过“求诸己”的多层理论意蕴,才凸显了孟子伦理倾向的典型性特征。孟子内倾型的伦理思想得失兼存,之于当今的道德建设是有借鉴价值和启迪意义的。

Soul-searching' acquires the rich connotation in the system of Mencius ideology. Through multi-levelled theoretical implication of 'soul - searching', the typical feature of Mencius ethical tendency is revealed. Both merits and demerits can be found in his ethical theory mainly on introspection, which can give references or inspirations to the present construction of morality.