三分方法视域下的坎陷概念

New Interpretations of the Concept of the Self-negation under the Rule of Thirds

文章以笔者多年来一直坚持的三分方法为基础,对牟宗三的坎陷概念进行诠释。依据三分方法,文化结构可以分为体欲、智识、道德三个不同的层面。中国文化的一个重要特点是重视道德,不重视智识,要发展民主和科学必须在传统基础上"让开一步"、"下降凝聚",同时又要"摄智归仁",保留自己的优势。牟宗三创立的坎陷概念集中概括了这些内容,是一个极有意义的思想。

This paper is based on the Rule of Thirds which the present author has held fast to for many years to interpret the concept of self-negation raised by Mou Zongsan. By this rule, cultural structure can be divided into three different levels as carnal desire, wisdom, and morals. Chinese culture holds highly of morals while attaching less importance to wisdom. Thus in order to develop science and democracy, we have to ＂rang kai yi bu＂（ take a step aside） , ＂xia jiang ning ju＂（ descend and condense） , and meanwhile ＂she zhi gui ten＂ （subordinate intellect to morality） , maintaining our own advantages. Mou Zongsan＇s concept of self-negation summarizes those contents and is absolutely meaningful.