孟子非以禽兽喻杨、墨

Mencius and the Analogy between Animals and the Non-Confucian Philosophers Yang and Mo

“无父无君,是禽兽”是孟子“人禽之辩”的一个重要思想。“无父无君是禽兽”不等于杨朱和墨子是禽兽。孟子之论是一个学理的阐释,是对“非儒”说的理论回应,并非以禽兽喻杨、墨。

Mencius＇s argument, ＂to deny the primacy of a father and a sovereign is to be an animal＂, is a key notion of his view of ＂distinctions between man and animal. ＂ It is not to say ＂Yangzhu and Mozi are animals. ＂ Rather, it is an elaboration of a philosophical doctrine in response to the criticisms of Confucianism. It should not be taken literally as an analogy between animals and Yang and Mo.