《论语·八佾》“祭神如神在”新诠释

A New Interpretation of“Worshipping God as God”in Eight Groups of the Analects of Confucius

历来注释家通常从"事死如事生"的角度强调"祭神如神在"中对于"诚敬之心"的关注,但这一阐释未能透过文本全面观察其思想逻辑背后的意义。在"轴心时代"的哲学突破过程中,孔子及其弟子实际上在康德所谓"智性的兴趣"的基础上构建了"祭神如神在"的求道与弘道逻辑,并将其与作为儒学中人性范本的"圣人"概念相结合,使精神境界人格化,客观上建立了早期儒学在弘道上的先天优势。

Historically, annotators usually emphasize the concern of ＂sincere and respectful heart in sacrificing God as God is＂ from the point of view of ＂serving death as life＂, but this interpretation fails to fully observe the meaning behind its logic through the text. In the process of philosophical breakthrough in the ＂Axis Age＂, Confucius and his disciples actually constructed the logic of seeking Tao and honing Tao on the basis of Kant＇s so called ＂intellectual interest＂by combining it with the concept of ＂sage＂ as a model of human nature in Confucianismto personify the spiritual realmand establis the innate advantage of early Confucianism in promoting Taoobjectively.