人与人的实现——试论孟子的“仁政”思想

On the Mencius Government of Virtues

“仁也者,人也”(《孟子·尽心下》)。仁是人之所以为人的东西,是人的本质。“政者,正也”(《论语·颜渊》),“政”就正人,也就是说政治是要使所治之民的正性得以实现出来。合起来说,“仁政”就是以“仁”来正人,使作为人的本性之仁得以实现出来的政治。仁的内涵在于人伦,仁政追求的是一种君君、臣臣、父父、子子的人伦秩序,追求的是人与秩序的双重实现。

Mencius's idea of the human is that of virtues and virtues are the basis for being a human; his idea of government is that of justice, and thus the humanistic government is thus a government of justice to all human beings, among whom the rightful hierarchy is of vital importance.