予岂好辩哉?予不得已也——《孟子》一书对孟子辩者形象的塑造

Who Said I Like to Debate?I Have to.—— On the Image of Orator of Master Meng in the Book of Master Meng

长于论辩,是《孟子》散文的突出特征。《孟子》一书通过对孟子言行的记录,不仅表现了孟子的思想和理论,亦成功地为后人展示了一个鲜活的辩者形象。孟子与时人的论辩涉及政治、经济、伦理道德、哲学等诸多领域;通过对旁征博引、因势利导、诱敌入彀、归谬反驳、执经行权等论辩方法的娴熟驾驭,表现出鲜明的个性特点。

Debate is the outstanding characteristic of the book of Master Meng. The book successfully creates the image of orator while recording Master Meng’s words and deeds. The fields of Master Meng’s debate covers politics, economics, morality philosophy and so on. Master Meng reveals the outstanding characteristic by applying the methods of debate in his discussion .The methods involves quoting copiously from many sources, guiding a matter along its course of development, leading to fall into a trap, reduction to absurdity, stability and mobility.