试论中国忧患意识的传统及其思想内涵

The Tradition and Ideological Content of Chinese Awareness of Unexpected Development

忧患意识是儒家思想的重要组成部分,也是中华民族的优秀思想传统。从内容上讲,传统忧患意识中包含着忧身忧德、忧国忧民、忧政忧君等若干方面,其核心是忧国忧民。从认识论的角度讲,忧患意识是人类理性精神的觉醒,是个人道德境界的超越和升华,是一种辩证思维品质,更是一种积极身上、奋发有为的进取精神。探析中国传统的忧患意识对于正确继承和发扬中华民族的优秀思想文化传统,与时俱进,提高中华民族的思想道德素质和精神境界具有重要的现实意义。

Awareness of unexpected development is the important part of Confucianism and also the excellent ideological tradition of the Chinese nation.In terms of the contents,traditional awareness of unexpected development includes caring about their body and morality,caring about their country and people,caring about their administration and rulers etc.,among which caring about their country and people is the core.In terms of epistemology,awareness of unexpected development is the awaking of human rationality,the transcendence and sublimation of personal morality,the dialectical thinking quality,and even the enterprising spirit of enthusiasm and ambition.Exploring Chinese traditional awareness of unexpected development will have an important realistic meaning for us,not only to inherit and develop Chinese excellent ideology and cultural tradition,keep pace with the times,but also to improve Chinese moral quality and spiritual realm.