论冯友兰人生境界说

Discussion on life state theory of FengYoulan

人生境界是人们在人与人、人与自然、人与社会与宇宙的活动过程中所感悟到的人生的意义。冯友兰依照人的境界程度及其意义不同,把人的境界划分为四种类型:自然境界、功利境界、道德境界、天地境界。人生四境,表明了一种发展,而天地境界更是人生价值和意义的最完美展现,是人生追求的理想境界。境界说的重心就在于通过人们对人生最丰富的意义和价值的追求全面了解、倡导人们追求更高的精神境界。

The life state is the meaning achieved from action process of person and person, person and nature, person and society, person and universe. According to the difference of degree and meaning, Feng Youlan classifies the life state into four types： nature state, utility state,moral state and universe state. Four states of life show a kind of development, universe state is the most perfect exhibition of life value and meaning, is the ideal state of life pursuit. The focus of state theory is to advocate the pursuit for higher spiritual state by making person understand roundly richest meaning and value of life.