论先秦儒家“天人合一”观的伦理内涵

On the Ethical Implication of the Pre-Qin Confucian Pursuit of the Unity between Heaven and Man

中国传统伦理文化以"天人合一"为基本精神。先秦儒家认为,天是人的价值和道德本原,人对天又具有主体能动性。在天人关系上,天与人具有本质上的同一性,这种同一性是人的道德与天的本质有着内在的一致性和共同性。因此,"天人合一"实质上是在道德基础上的合一,即"天人合德"。

Traditional Chinese ethics is based on the spirit of pursuing the unity between Heaven and man. The pre - Qin Confucianism held that Heaven is the source of human value and morality and that man could react to Heaven actively. In the relationships between man and Heaven, Heaven and man are in unity in essence, which leads to the unity between human morality and the essence of Heaven. The unity between Heaven and man is actually the unity between the morality of man and that of Heaven.