“和”之源与“和同之辨”

The Origin of "Harmony" and "Discrimination between Harmony and Sameness"

中国古代的"和"文化最初源于人们对于"声音之和"、"饮食之和"、"嘉禾之和"等日常经验事物的感知,然后通过在历史实践中创造性地构建礼义之和而进入"和"的本质视域,最后在"和同之辨"中获得对"和"的本体升华和人本把握。在当代中国建设和谐社会的实践中,从源头上探寻"和"的产生以及"和同之辨"的源流,并对其进行现代的阐释,乃是文化自身发展的逻辑必然和社会发展的现实需要。

The concept of ＂harmony＂ in ancient Chinese culture first originated from the perception of the daily experiences in the ＂harmony of sounds＂, ＂harmony of diets＂, ＂harmony of crop seedlings＂, etc. Then through the creative construction of the harmony of rites in the practice of history, the idea of ＂harmony＂ entered into the essential realm of perceptions, and finally it acquired an ontological elevation and humanistic command in the ＂discrimination between harmony and sameness. ＂ In the practice of constructing harmonious society in contemporary China, a probe of the origin of the concept of ＂ harmony＂ and the evolution of ＂ the discrimination of harmony and sameness＂ with modem interpretations proves to be the logical necessity of the development of culture itself as well as the realistic necessity of social changes.