有一种人生智慧叫权变——孟子经权之辨的生存哲学阐释

A Kind of Wisdom Called Weighing and Changing:An Interpretation of Mencius' Debate on Standard Rules and their Weighing and Changing in View of Life Philosophy

孟子的经权之辨包括两种权变智慧:一是"激进权智",一是"温和权慧"。对不符合人之常情的礼仪规定行使否定性的做法,这种权变就是"激进"的;当他人不遵守礼仪规定,而自己却对礼经行使肯定性的做法,这种权变就是"温和"的。发人深思的是,行使"激进权智"所支付的成本有时可能是较"温和"的,而行使"温和权慧"所付出的代价有时可能是很"激进"的。对这一经权之辨进行生存哲学阐释,可以为现代人生提供某种智慧的支援。

In Mencius＇ debate on standard rules and their weighing and changing, there are two kinds of wisdom of weighing and changing, one of which is radical, and the other of which is clement. By wisdom of radical weighing and changing it＇s meant we take negative actions when the rules are not conformed with human nature, whereas by wisdom of clement weighing and changing it＇s meant we take positive actions when anyone else doesn＇ t obey the rules rationally made. The cost of radical weighing and changing may be low while that of clement weighing and＇changing may be high. An interpretation of standard rules and their weighing and changing in life philosophy can provide some life wisdom for modem people.