荀子“正名”伦理思想的元语言学分析

On Xun Zi's Moral Thought of Rectification of Name by Meta-linguistics

荀子的"正名"理论蕴涵着深刻的语言学和伦理学思想,二者密不可分。从元语言学入手分析,会发现荀子的对象域建立于认识论和人性论的形上基础,而元语言和对象语言依据着形下的方法论原则。但归根结底,是形上的依据影响了形下的依据。异于西方分析伦理学家,荀子对形上依据存而不论,并不试图用形下的语言理论去解释形上问题。根据这两条泾渭分明的依据,荀子建立起了以元语言分析为基础的伦理体系。

Xun Zi＇s theory of rectification of names conceives profound linguistic and ethical implications, both of them being insepara- ble. Analyzing from recta-linguistics, we can see Xun Zi built his object domain on the metaphysical basis of epistemology and theory of human nature, however his recta-linguistics and objective language are based on the principle of physical methodology. Nonetheless, it is the metaphysical basis that influenced the physical basis. Different from Western analytical ethicist, Xun Zi kept the metaphysical basis, but did not discuss it nor to interpret the metaphysical issues by linguistic theories. According to the metaphysical basis and principle of methodology, Xun Zi built his ethic value system by the meta-linguistic analysis.