论“让”——兼谈儒家之“让”的现代适用度

On Rang——Also on modern application of Confucian Rang

儒家一贯提倡"让",就原始儒家(孔孟荀)而论,儒家之提倡"让"并非一味地反对竞争,而是主张合理地竞争。"礼"的本质在于"辞让",故以辞让保证竞争,实际上也就是通过个体的辞让以实现群体和谐。争而不失和谐,这是原始儒家的理想。但儒家之"让"在现代社会的适用不是无限度的,这要看它与现代的法律制度是否冲突,是否有利于维护现代社会的和谐秩序,那些与现代社会制度不吻合的所谓谦谦礼让是不可取的。

The Confucianism always advocates Rang （yielding） while to original Confucianism such as Kong, Meng and Xun, Rang does not mean to oppose competition but calls for proper competition. The essence of Li is yielding so it actually means to achieve group harmony through individual yielding. The ideal of original Confucianism is competition with harmony. However, it does not mean that Rang has an unlimited application in modern society. It is determined by whether it is conflicted with modern laws or whether it can maintain the harmonious order of modern society. Those which do not conform to the modern social system are not desirable.