《孟子》“乃若其情”章“情”字释义与发微

Interpretation of the Feeling in Mencius

历代注家对《孟子》"乃若其情"章之释意不尽相同,其关键在于对其中"情"字之解释。文章通过疏证孟学注释史上最有影响力之三家——汉代之赵岐、南宋之朱熹和清代之焦循——对"乃若其情"章之解释,在支持蒙培元将此处之"情"释为"感情"意之基础上,对学界在此章研究中遗留下的"情"与"性"为何可以等意替换之问题,作一发微。孟子思想体系中的"情"不单纯是感性情感,也具有理智的客观。

One of chapter in Mencius, ＂nai ruo qi qing＂ was interpreted differently by scholars in the history. The key difference was the interpretations of ＂qing＂. This paper analyzes the most influential interpretations from Zhao Qi, Chu His and Jiao Xun. On the base of the study from Meng Peiyuan who refers to ＂qing＂ as emotion, this paper explains the issue left by scholars why ＂qing＂ is substitute to ＂Xing＂. ＂Qing＂ in the ideological system of Mencius is rational as well as emotional.