自然天道与人间秩序——《礼记》政治智慧论析

Natural Way and Social Order: The Political Wisdom in Liji

《礼记》较为集中地阐述了儒家贯通自然天道与人间秩序的智慧。在《礼记》中,日常生活、政治生活都从天地万物及其自然秩序上寻找到依据,进而得到合理解释;同时,人类生活秩序又因为源于至高无上的天地万物及其自然秩序而获得了合法性和权威性。通过贯通自然、生活与政治,人类的认识世界和认识自己的活动实现了统一。因此,在改造自身的人类活动中,也应该考虑和尊重自然的因素,实现人类行为与天地万物的合拍、同节。

Liji( The Book of Rites) elaborates on the Confucian wisdom of the unity between natural way and social order. In Liji,daily life and political life are founded on and then justified and authorized by the ultimate natural order in all things under heaven. Knowing the world and knowing human are united in connecting nature,life and politics. Therefore,we should take consideration of and show respect for the dimension of nature in human activities so as to achieve the harmony between human behavior and natural order.