论儒家道德价值至上性及其对传统价值取向的影响

The Supremacy of Confucian Moral Values and Their Influence over Traditional Value Orientation

儒家认为,道德是人所固有的内在价值,具有至上性,主要表现为:人优越于其他物类在于有道德、道德价值高于生命价值、道德价值高于物质价值、道德价值高于力的价值等。儒家道德价值至上性对传统价值取向的影响:义利关系,重义轻利;著书立说,文以载道;立身行事,重名轻身;治国方略,重德轻法;研究路向,重道轻器。

Confucians hold that moral is the inherent value of humans, characterized by supremacy, which is expressed in the fact that human beings are superior to other species in that they have moral integrity, with moral value superior to life value, material value and the value of strength. The influence of Confucian moral values over traditional value orientation is found in the following aspects： righteousness has priority over benefit; writings are for conveying truth; fame ranks over bearing oneself; virtue is better than law; and virtue ranks over skills.