先秦节俭观研究

节俭观是中国传统经济伦理思想的重要组成部分。先秦时期由于生产力水平低下,思想家们都强调并倡导节俭的观念。从节俭目的而言,既具有维护统治阶级统治的功利性,也有弘扬仁爱与兼爱思想的德性主义色彩。节俭标准方面,儒家主张节俭以礼,墨子认为以生活必需为节俭标准,管子认为要俭奢有度。思想家们还倡导利用制度法规以及心理调节的方式来约束人们的行为,实现节俭的美德。

Frugality is the most important part of the Chinese traditional economical ethics. Thinkers in Pre-Qin Period advocated frugality because of the low social productivity. Firstly, the aims of frugality were not only to main- tain the rule but also to realize the kindheartedness and to benefit all the people in the world. Secondly, in terms of the standard of the frugality, it was the Li of the Confucianism, and the basic living level submitted by Mo Tzu. And Guanzi suggested the balance between the frugality and luxurious. The last but not the least, thinkers advocated that frugality should be realized through the system of laws and regulations and mental regulation.