儒家君子“五常”的当今价值审视

Current Values of Confucian Gentlemen's “Five Ethical Norms”

儒家君子"五常"(仁义礼智信)美德,由董仲舒所概括。董仲舒的"仁义法",主张"正谊谋利",在一定或者特定时间、范围、场合下,值得关注、认同甚至需要加以肯定。仁义礼智信,作为为人处世道德规范要领的普遍总结,一方面有阶级性,为统治阶级服务;另一方面也为非统治阶级、广大仁人志士和普通老百姓所认同和遵守,很多地方仍然具有不可忽视的价值。

The virtues of Confucian Gentlemen’s “five ethical norms” （benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and integrity） was summarized by Dong Zhongshu. His “benevolence and righteousness”, which advocates “being righteous and seeking no personal gain”, is worthy of concern, recognition and even needs to be affirmed in certain or specific time, scope and occasion. As a general summary of the moral standards for human being, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and integrity, on the one hand, have class nature, serving the ruling class, and on the other hand, are recognized and observed by the non ruling class, people with high ideals and the common people. Therefore, they still have the values that can not be ignored in many aspects.