弘道崇德:孔孟儒家的两个终极伦理观念

“Dao” and “De”: Two Concepts of Original Confucianism

从生存伦理学角度分析孔孟儒家的“道”、“德”观念 ,可以看出弘道崇德是孔孟儒家的两个终极伦理观念 ,最初并不具有现代汉语语境中的“道德”含义。“道”作为终极意义上的一个形式指引 ,其本体论地位是后来才获得的 ,“德”最初的含义也是终极意义上的 ,即指顺从天意 ,根本不是后世所言“道德”之“德”。

This paper makes a critical source study of the two concepts of “Dao” and “De” in original Confucianism. The author tries to demonstrate that from the beginning “Dao” and “De” are both ultimate ethic goals. The current expression of “Dao” and “De”(morality) cannot match those two concepts.