董仲舒“元”概念新解

A New Explanation on Dong Zhongshu's concept of "Yuan"

关于董仲舒哲学体系中“元”的概念,先贤及时贤有不同的理解。元有本原之义,但不能理解为宇宙本原或者元气,也不能简单地理解为时间概念的开始。元具有开始、开端的意思,但如果仅仅停留在开始、开端这一点上,就丧失了董仲舒元哲学的本来含义,而这一点恰恰被学者所忽略。元是存在于天地之前的一种本原性的秩序,它强调“始”、“微”、“正”,强调君主在天人体系中的地位和作用,重视道德动机。元囊括了整个天人体系,天人体系的本原是元,元同时又涵盖了一切秩序。

Scholars have different ideas about thinks that Initial has the meaning of principle, also can not regard it as the beginning of time “Initial” concept of Dongzhongshu＇s philosophy. This article but we can not regard it as the first principle of all things, we Initial has the meaning of beginning, but the meaning of initial is more than that. If we think so, we would misunderstand the meaning of initial and this is always neglected by scholars. Initial is a kind of principle order, it emphasizes the importance of beginning, tiny, correct, and the monarch＇ position and affect, and moral motive. Initial embrace the whole system of heaven and man, the principle of heaven and man is Initial, and Initial embrace all orders.