儒家的“仁”是普世价值

On the Universal Value of "Humanity" in Confucianism

儒家文明是开放的、动态的、发展的。儒学融合了对他人的尊重与个人的自尊,在人际关系与主体性之间取得了平衡。儒家和它之前的文化传统之间没有发生"轴心突破"式的断裂,而是对夏商周三代文明积累的继承和转化。儒家追求终极关怀,面对当今世界之政治、经济、科技、文化、环境等领域的种种问题,21世纪的儒学更需要关注人类长久的存活与繁荣。儒学的核心价值"仁"是源头活水,由"仁"发展出来的"学以成人"、"何为人"等深刻的论域,可以为当前的困境提供可选择的思路借鉴。因此,儒家的"仁"是无疑是面向全人类未来的普世价值。

As an open,dynamic,and evolving civilization,Confucianism artistically achieves the combination of the respect for others and individual dignity,and balance between interpersonal relation and subjectivity. Confucianism is not ruptured with the cultural tradition before it,as the intellectual breakthrough characterized in the Axial Age,instead,it inherited and transformed the ancient civilization precipitated in Xia,Shang,and Zhou Dynasties. Confucianism aims to address the Ultimate Concern for human beings,hence the 21 st Century Confucianism must focus on the long-term human survival and flourishing,which have been increasingly threatened by various political,economic,technological,cultural,and environmental problems at present. The Confucian core value ＂ Humanity＂,together with the profoundly diverse discourses originated from it,such as ＂ Learning to Be Human＂, ＂ What is Human＂,is conducive to inspiring a viable path to dealing with the human condition, ＂ Humanity＂ so understood a universal value for the future of human beings.