论元好问的价值观

On Yuan Haowen's Values

《左传》论士,有"圣达节,次守节,下失节"之说,元好问就是13世纪中国北方的一位杰出的达节之士。他金亡不死,上书蒙古中书令,又觐见忽必烈,请忽必烈为儒教大宗师。这些惊世骇俗之举,是其价值观的反映。综观其在易代之际的全部表现,可以发现元好问的社会、人生价值取向主要包括以仁为归的生死观、以事功为重的忠义观和以民为贵的道统观三方面内容。

Talking about a scholar, Zuo Zhuan says, ＂the greatest set principles, the secondary abide by principles, and the lowest lose principles＂. Accordingly, Yuan Haowen was one of the greatest in Northern China in the 13th century. After the Jin Dynasty was conquered by the Yuan Dynasty, he not only wrote to the Government, but went to see Kubla Khan himself, asking the Emperor to take the position of the Great Master of Confucianism. Such shocking behaviors embody Yuan＇ s values. After a careful study of his doings at the change of dynasties, we find Yuan＇ s values about society and life can be summarized as ： his life and death view that aims at Ren （kindness）, his view on loyalty that centers on achievements, and his moral view that gives priority to the ordinary people.