墨子消费伦理思想述论

Mo-tse's Ethical Thought on Consumption

墨子消费伦理思想以"兼爱"为核心,以消费合宜性的社会向度与民生向度表达了其"兴利天下"的消费正义。墨子认为,消费应当"兼"及天下众生,并富有爱人、利生的道德内涵,他从人性欲生的视角,阐述了消费不仅担负着养育万民之"生"的"生生之道",也承载着义利天下的社会责任。墨子以消费利"生"的合宜性为度,剖析了消费的民生主义特色,与孔子以"礼法"为核心的消费观念不同的是:墨子消费伦理思想表现出强烈的关注民生的道德实践的理性精神。

Taking ＂universal love＂ as the core of his ethical thought, Mo-tse expressed his viewpoint concerning consumption justice with consumption appropriateness under the criteria of social development and people＇s livelihood. According to Mo-tse, consumption should be in line with moral criterion of human society. He insisted consumption should serve people＇s livelihood, and should be charged with social responsibility. Motse took consumption appropriateness as a way to convey his thought on people＇s livelihood. Different from Confucius, Mo-tse was strongly concerned with people＇s livelihood in his viewpoint about morality.