儒学治理社会的三个环节

Confucianism’s Three Links in the Chain of Administering the Community

儒学治理社会的方案可以说丰富多彩,不过我们认为,儒学治理社会的方案就在《大学》提出的"八条目"中。其中"治心"(正心)、"治身"(修身)、"治家"(齐家)是儒家治理社会的三大法宝,我们称之为"三个环节"。对儒学而言,这三个环节各有其具体内涵和目标,但基本特点和根本精神是一致的。我们既要关注并发掘其在社会治理方面的特殊价值,也要揭示其不足并对之进行丰富和发展,使儒学为现代社会治理贡献一份力量。

The theory of Confucianism abounds in administering the community. However, some of the Confucianist basic ideas of administering the community lie in 'eight entries' of 'Daxue', among which 'adjusting one’s heart' (correcting one’s heart), 'controlling oneself' (self-cultivating), 'administering one’s family' (governing one’s family) are considered as the three trumps of Confucianism or three links in the chain. In Confucianism, these three links have their specific contents and goals respectively;still they share some basic features and spirits. Thus we should not only pay close attention to their special value in administering the community but also reveal their defects and develop them to be useful to the modern society.