仁政·性善·浩然之气——孟子精神世界的再认识

Benevolent Government · Born Good · Noble Spirit --A Re-cognition of Mencius' Spiritual World

孟子继承孔子开创的儒家思想,结合战国时代特定的文化精神,形成自己的精神世界,主要表现为“仁政”的社会理想、“性善”的道德思想、“浩然之气”的个性文采。他认为,主观与客观、社会与道德之间具有着内在统一、密不可分的联系,“性善”不仅是“仁政”的人性基础,也是“浩然之气”的心理根源。

By inheriting Confucianism initiated by Confucius and combining the particular cultural spirit in the Warring-states Period, Mencius formed a spiritual world of his own, which is represented by the social ideas of 'benevolent government', the moral ideology of 'born good' and individual literary gift of 'noble spirit'. Mencius maintained that there is an intrinsic unification and inseparable linkage between subjectivity and objectivity, and between society and morality. 'Born good' is not only the humanistic basis of 'benevolent government', but also the psychological source of 'noble spirit'.