人性“可见”吗?——《东坡易传》对传统人性理论的批评

Is Human Nature Tangible and Visible?——Dongpo Yizhuan's Criticism on the Traditional Theory of Human Nature

《东坡易传》中认为,人性是抽象的、"不可见"的,孟子之后以善恶来解说人性的传统,所讨论的都仅仅是"性之似",而非人性本身。这一将"性"与"道"置于同一高度的人性理论,打着深深的老庄哲学的印记。苏氏的人性理论尽管受到朱熹等理学家的严厉批驳,但对于我们理解人性这一复杂的问题,仍具有积极的启发意义。

In Dongpo Yizhuan （lit. , SU Dongpo＇s Commentaries on the Yi） , it believes that human nature is abstract and invisible. After Mencius started the tradition of explaining human nature with the good and the evil, scholars discussed the function of human nature instead of human nature itself. The theory in which human nature and Dao are put in the same theoretical level, reflects the thought of Lao-Zhuang school. SU Dong-po＇s theory of human nature has positive influence on us to comprehend the complicated problem of human nature, though his theory has been disproved by Neo-Confucianists such as ZHU Xi.