“义利之辨”新探

A New Approach on the Debation between Righteousness and Benefits

在中国两千多年的封建社会中,在义利观上占统治地位的是重义轻利的思想。先秦儒家首开“义利之辨”之先河,强调“义以为上”“先义后利”。直到明末清初,颜元在批判程、朱理学的基础上,提出了“义利双行”、“以义导利”的义利观。“义利之辨”的实质是价值取向的问题,今天我们反思古训的教益,以利于科学定位义利关系,把义和利有机地结合起来。

In the 2000 years feudatorial society of China, The viewpoint ＂Righteousness prior to benefits＂ took the dominant place. In the previous Qin Dynasty, Confucians began to debate on righteousness or benefits, emphasizing ＂Righteousness being the first place＂ , and ＂Righteousness ranging before benefits＂. Yan Yuan, after criticizing Cheng and Zhu＇s viewpoints, brought forward the view ＂righteousness and benefits parallel advancing＂ and ＂ Righteousness leading to benefits＂ until the end of Ming Dynasty and the early beginning of Qing Dynasty. The essential of the debate on righteousness and benefits is the issue of the tendency of value. By recalling the old monition on present, we could scientifically identify the relationship between righteousness and benefits and combine them effectively.