《淮南子》中的先秦儒学思想

Confucianism before Qin Dynasty in Huai Nanzi

《淮南子》对先秦儒学著述多有征引,同时其中的儒家思想表现形态也多样。《淮南子》对先秦儒学的诠释,有"新解"也有"错位"。这主要表现在,在对侧重"心"、"性"的孟学理解上,《淮南子》有趋向对"人性现实样态"的偏离;而在侧重"化性起伪"的荀学理解上,《淮南子》则表现出对"性恶"问题的回避和理性精神的缺乏。这既与儒学内部的多元发展有关,也与《淮南子》企图平调各家的撰述心态密不可分。

Huai Nanzi quoted many Confucianism works before the age of Qin Dynasty where Confucianism was mirrored in many forms. Huai Nanzi interpreted Confucianism with new ideas and misunderstanding. When interpreting the ideas of Menzi focusing on Xin and Xing, Huai Nanzi tended to deviate from the actual form of human nature while interpreting the ideas of Xunzi focusing on the power of education, Huai Nanzi showed its evasion of the belief that human was born evil and its lack of rational spirit. That is related to both the multi-development within Confucianism and the state of mind that Huai Nanzi held when balancing different schools.