试析王阳明的善恶思想——以“侃去花间草”章为例

A Brief Analysis of WANG Yangming's Thoughts of Good and Evil——A case study of the chapter of Talk away Weed among the Flowers

在"侃去花间草"章中,王阳明和薛侃就善恶问题进行了深入的讨论。王阳明认为"意有善恶,物无善恶",意的善恶性取决于其与理、气的关系,不同于宋儒对天理的理解,王阳明认为天理是心之本然条理。从而,为善去恶的道德工夫便落实在自心的真切体认上。此章所揭示的王阳明善恶思想一方面符合其心学理论的根本精神,但另一方面又在理论的表达上存在不足。

In the chapter of Talk away Weed among the Flowers,WANG Yangming and XUE Kan discussed the question of good and evil in depth.WANG Yangming believed that"there is good and evil in mind and there is no good and evil in things".The good and evil in mind depends on its relationship with Li and Qi,which is different from the understanding of Li by Confucians in Song dynasty.According to him,morality is the true feature of mind.Therefore,the moral work for good and evil is implementing in the true recognition of the mind.WANG's view of good and evil revealed in this chapter is in line with the fundamental spirit of his theory of mind,but it is not mature enough in the expression of the theory.