老子与孔子言下的仁义问题

Lao Zi and Confucius' Discussion of Benevolence and Righteousness

在先秦政治论题中,仁、义的意义及其相互关系,十分重要。"仁",是本于自然人性的政治原则;"义",是根据自然人性原则制定的引导性原则;"仁"与"义"相合衍生出"礼",为可见的政治制度。因此,对政制品质的考察,需要还原到仁义问题,甚至最终还原到道德问题。

In the pre-Qin political topics,benevolence,righteousness and their relationships with each other were an important problem. Benevolence was the political principle derived from human nature; righteousness was the guiding principle established according to human nature principles; benevolence and righteousness were combined with each other,and produced ceremony,which was a visible political system. Therefore,the investigation of political system quality involves the investigation of benevolence and righteousness,and even of morality.