“伦理德性就是中道”:命题探析及意义分析

"Ethical Virtue Is the Mean"——Analyzing the Proposition and Discussing Its Significance

"伦理德性就是中道"是亚里士多德伦理学的一个重要命题,也是亚里士多德在《尼各马科伦理学》中论述的重点。亚里士多德从"德性"到"中道",从"中道"到"应该",从"应该"到"明智品质",系统论证了"伦理德性就是中道"这一伦理学命题。正确理解"伦理德性就是中道"的命题,需要把握一些重要的原则:中道是绝对中道和相对中道的统一;"伦理德性就是中道"与折中主义完全不同;有些情感和行为本身就是恶的,不存在中道;恪守"中道"时,需要权变,做到两恶之间取其轻。正确理解和努力实践"伦理德性就是中道"这一命题和规范,有利于实现个人德性的和谐发展,对于促进我国的思想道德教育亦有重要价值和启示。

“Ethical Virtue Is the Mean“ is an important proposition of Aristotle＇s ethnics,it is also roundly demonstrated in Aristotle＇s Nicomachean Ethnics.Aristotle demonstrates the proposition logically from Virtue to the Mean,to Should,to Advisability,with putting forward some basal principles to abide the proposition as follows： the mean is the unification of absolute mean and relative mean;the mean is completely different from the compromise;some sensations and behaviors do not have the attribute of the mean owing to its evilness;counting the evilness is essential when abiding the proposition.To understand and abide the proposition is very significant for both harmoniously developing the individual＇s virtue and effectively constructing the nation＇s moral education.