“廉”与古代官德

Incorruptibility & Ancient Official Morality

在中国传统道德哲学中,作为古代官德的"廉"不仅包含了传统士大夫自我修身的内在德性———即"廉耻,士君子之大节也",还有其国家治理上的事功作用———即"廉者,政之本也"。这种集"内圣"修养与"外王"事功的统一,才是对古代"廉"德的完整把握。

As far as the Chinese traditional moral philosophy was concerned,the incorruptibility,as an official morality in ancient China,contained not only inner morality clung to literati and officialdom in feudal China,e.g.The incorruptible and humiliating is the fine qualities of literati and officialdom,but also the outward King endowed with administrating a country,e.g.Political prosperity would be achieved if incorrupitible.A combination between the Inner Sageliness and the Outward King had a complete master of the incorruptibility,as a ancient morality.