儒家“五常”的道德优势及其当代意蕴

Confucianist Concept of "Wu Chang" and Modern Chinese Society

儒家“五常”是儒家道德的重要组成部分。它兴起于先秦,定型于两汉,发展于宋明,起到了稳定社会秩序的作用。儒家“五常”体现了“类”的公正、“阶级公正”并具有合理的道德结构,且能够不断结合时代特点适度调整自身道德内涵,使其生成了独特的道德优势。然而在当代的社会语境下,由于原来所赖以生存的诸多现实保障发生了改变,传统的儒家“五常”正在悄然改变。但“仁、义、礼、智、信”的道德内涵在当代中国社会中仍具有一定价值。

The ＂Wu Chang＂ Concept of Confucianist is an important part of Confucianist virtues. It rises in Qin Dynasty, finalizes in Eastern and Western Han Dynasty and develops in Song and Ming Dynasty, contributing to the stability of feudalistic society of China. The ＂Wu Chang＂ Concept of Confucianist embodies the justice of ＂species＂ and that of class, possesses reasonable moral structure, and transforms its moral connotation along with time. It has formed its own moral advantages during the thousand years. But in the comtemporary social context, because many of the realistic conditions have been changed, the traditional ＂Wu Chang＂ Concept of Confucianist has been deconstructed quietly. But the moral connotations of ＂Ren, Yi, Li, Zhi, Xin＂ still have great influence in China today.