制度儒学中的圣人正义论

The Sage Justice of Constitution Confucianism

制度儒学以圣人正义论作为处理民众、君主与天命之间关系的准则,认为民众是王道政治的现实基础,民众的生存与发展离不开良好的社会秩序,君主是社会秩序中不可或缺的一个重要环节,必须加强君主的权威以保障整体的稳定与和谐。制度儒学中的天命观念不同于墨家的天志学说,尤其对后者忽视群体生活中的个性差异的价值取向持否定态度。毕竟儒家理想中的圣人能够揭示天命变化的规律,为公众选择和公共利益提供合法性论证,进而确保社会共同体的繁荣。

The Constitution Confucianism takes Sage justice as the rule of dealing with the relationship among the public, the emperor and mandate of Heaven, regarding the public as the practical basis of kingcraft politics. The public＇s living and development depends on a favorable social order and the emperor is a vital link of social order, whose authority should be reinforced to ensure the holistic stabilization and harmony. The idea of mandate of Heaven in Constitution Confucianism is different from the theory about will of Heaven in Mohism, which especially takes a negative attitude towards the value orientation of ignoring the individual differences in colony living in the latter one. The sages in the Confucian ideal could reveal the rules of the changing of mandate of Heaven and could offer the reasoning of validity of the public choice and public interests, and could consequently ensure a prosperous community.