论儒道文化典籍中的精神概念及其现实意义

The Concept of Spirit in Classical Confucian and Taoist Works and Its Realistic Significance

"精神"概念从词源学的角度,可分解为"精"、"神"二字。关于"精"、"神"二字,早在儒家典籍与道家典籍中就出现,而且在不同的语境中有不同的含义或意义。"精"主要有精细、精气、精粹、精华、精微等意思;"神"主要有鬼神、神灵、微妙的变化、人的精神作用或人的智慧等含义。"精神"概念,主要指天地万物的精气、活力,事物运动发展的精微的内在动力。考辨古典精神概念,不仅有助于推动相关学科建设,而且有助于深化民族精神理论研究。

The concept of spirit in Chinese,in terms of etymology,can be divided into two Chinese characters： ＂Jing＂ and ＂Shen＂.These two Chinese characters appeared as early as in classical Confucian and Taoist works and had different meanings and connotations in different contexts.＂Jing＂ had the meaning of vital essence,quintessence,choice,fineness and subtlety etc.while ＂Shen＂ meant gods,ghosts,deities,delicacy,human being＇s mentation and wisdom etc.The concept of spirit in Chinese mainly refers to quintessence and vitality of all things in the universe,and inner energy of the movement and development of things.Textual research on the concept of spirit in Chinese is instructive not only for promoting the development of relevant disciplines but also for the in-depth study on the national spirit theory.