潘光旦释“位育”

Mr. Pan Guangdan’s interpretation of ’Weiyu’ (位育)

“天地位焉，万物育焉。”位者安其所，育者遂其生，这个生物学的安所遂生观点，一旦和中国的传统文化观念和民族复兴问题联系，阐释的就都是我们在工作和生活实践中常碰到的问题。本文释析了潘光旦先生的“位育”学术思想是对社会科学的重要贡献。

The canopy of heaven forms the Place where all living things grow. Growth happens by means of Placement. Correlating the above biological theory to the traditional Chinese culture concept and to the issue of national rejuvenation, we might find that the theory helps interpret almost all the common happenings in our daily life and work. The writer of this essay presents an interpretation of Mr Pan Guangdan's academic idea of 'Weiyu', a great contribution to social science.