儒家和亚里士多德的德性伦理观之比较

A Comparison between Confucian and Aristotelian Virtue Ethics

亚里士多德和儒家都涉及了德性的分析和讨论。不过,亚里士多德把德性界定为一种行为规范,作为城邦治理的一部分,缺乏宗教意义上的终极性。儒家的德性以天命之性为基础,既涉及个人的内在意识的培养,同时也注重外在行为的规范习惯,强调德性培养乃是一种生生不息的过程,作为政治的基础和动力而作用于社会,引导社会不断完善自身。

Both Aristotle and Confucians have analyzed and discussed virtue ethics. Aristotle dei nes virtue in relation to behavior training, and sees it as part of city governance without considering its religious connotations. By contrast, Confucians conceive of virtue as one＇s heaven-endowed nature. They believe that virtue contains the process of both internal cultivation and external training, and stress that nurturing one＇s virtue is an endless process which works as the foundation and a power of politics to perfect society.