论墨子的“君子喻于利”

Mozi: A Gentleman Who Thought About Profit

儒家认为"君子喻于义,小人喻于利",把"义"和"利"二者对立起来;而墨子则认为,"义"和"利"二者是统一的。他把是否合乎天下之公利作为立言的法仪,由此出发,提出了有财相分、兴利、除害等一系列政治主张。不仅如此,墨子还亲身实践其思想主张,终其一生"利天下为之"。

Mozi thought that justice coincided with profit while Confucians thought that they contradicted each other by the saying that ＂a gentleman thought about justice, while a cipher thought about profit＂. Mozi regarded the principle ＂whether it coincided with the public profit＂ as the standard to make a judgment and brought up such the ideas as sharing the wealth with others, makeing public profit and eliminating harm. Furthermore, Mozi realized his ideas by serving the public profit all his life.