二程对“孝悌其为仁之本”的解读及其伦理意义

Cheng's Brothers' Explaining to Filial Piety Is the Basis of Jen and Its Ethical Meaning

在二程(程颢、程颐)看来,“仁”作为儒家追求的道德理想,并非遥不可及,而是体现在日常人伦中的、通过行动可以实现的道德目标,而孝悌就是实现这一理想的初始阶梯。行孝悌本身就是在行仁,就是在朝着“仁”的目标迈进。也就是说,行孝悌,不仅使自己成为了“人”,而且成为具有“仁”德的人。从这个意义上说,二程释“为仁”为“行仁”,不仅包含了人之为人的问题,而且要求人们落实行动,进行道德践履,实现言行一致,其伦理意义是不言而喻的。

As far as Cheng＇s Brothers were concerned, Jen, as the moral ideality pursued by the Confucianists, is not distant and untouched, but embodies in daily feudal order and can be achieved by one＇s behaviors, then filial piety is the primary ladder of achieving the ideality. Practising filial piety itself means practising Jen and stepping towards the aim of Jen. It means that practising filial piety not only makes one become a man but also a man with the moral of Jen. In view of this,Cheng＇s Brothers explained as practising Jen, which not only includes the problem of a man as a man but also inquires people to implement his act, practise the morals and practise what you preached - its ethical meaning is self - evident.