论《中庸》“诚”说的转释

The Interpretation of the Theory of "Chen" in Zhong Yong

《中庸》作为儒家的重要典籍,历来受到当政者的极大重视,而"诚"又是其中一个极为重要的范畴,在历史发展过程中,不同时期的注释者,诸如程颐、朱熹、王守仁,对其均有所阐发,他们的"诚"说虽源于《中庸》,但不止于《中庸》,而是表述了各自的治世理想。因之,《中庸》"诚"说在注释者的转释中渐失其原貌。

As a vital classical book of Confucian, Zhong Yong were always taken seriously by the persons in power of almost every dynasty, and ＂Chen＂ is a very crucial conception in this book. During the course of historical development, different interpreters in different periods, such as Chen Yi, Zhu Xi and Wang Shouren, had their own interpretations about it. Their theories of ＂Chen＂ originated from the Zhang Yong, yet went farther than it and conveyed their own ideals of conducting state affairs. Therefore, the theory of ＂Chen＂ in Zhong Yong gradually lost its original feature in the conversion of different interpreters.