儒家“圣人”观念的利与弊

The Shortcomings and Advantages of the Theory of Sage in Confucianism

儒家“圣人”观念在中国传统文化中占有重要地位。这一观念虽然肯定人人可以为尧舜, 承认了普通人的地位和发展的可能性; 但另一方面又逻辑地预设了圣人的万能和常人的无能, 常人需要圣人的指导, 按照圣人的意图来生活, 从而造成了政治社会中的常人没有权利可言。

Sage is an important concept in ancient Chinese culture. The theory of sage think everyone could be Yao and Shun, everyone could be sage, it admits the status and the possibilities of development of ordinary people,While it predicts. logically thought sage was omnipotent, and ordinary people was incompetent, and the latter had to live as sages guided,as they hoped.so the ordinary people have no right in political activities according to this theory.