《论语·八佾》“绘事后素”义旨辨略

Analysis of the Connotation of "Huishihousu" in the Third Piece of The Analects of the Confucius

考察孔子对晚周"文敝"的深刻反省和孔子立教之初衷及《论语·八佾》各章章旨可以看出,孔子之道可谓文质彬彬之道,是"人"与"文"张力被措置到恰到好处之道。礼仪中人的真性情在孔子这里构成了礼之本、礼的本然义旨;《八佾》全篇中绝大部分皆辐辏礼的本然义旨。从"人"与"文"的张力进入,自"礼之本"理会"绘事后素"章的旨趣可能是一条可靠的入路,即礼必以忠信为质,犹绘画之事当后于素朴的底色。郑玄一系说的根本破绽在于混淆了作为"质"的德之端倪与可以"文质彬彬"视之的德本身。

This paper surveys how Confucius reflected the cultural evils at the end of the Zhou Dynasty and why he built the Confucianism. It studies the whole meaning of the third piece of The Analects of the Confucius. In the end, it points out that the connotation of the chapter ＂Huishihousu＂ is linked to the original intention of the etiquette, that is, the sincerity in the etiquette, and that the etiquette is based on faithfulness.