再论天人合一是否为儒家所独有?——兼与林安梧教授对话

Is the Unity of Man and Nature Unique to Confucianism——Also a Dialogue with Professor Lin Anwu

笔者结合与林安梧教授的对话及以前的拙文,再次探讨天人合一是否为儒家所独有的问题。林文及许多同类文章的问题是缺乏对"天人合一"等相关术语和概念进行精确的界定,笔者对此进行补阕之后,首先分析了林文作为探讨天人合一理论背景的"绝对一神论"与"万有在道论"、"连续型"和"断裂型"理性的优点之余,特别指出其列出太多特质而缺乏论证及过分依赖人的主体性的局限和方法论的不足。然后,从过去本然、现在实然和未来应然的层面分析论证了天人合一并非为儒家所独有的观点。

The present author re-discusses whether the concept of union between Heaven and Human beings uniquely belongs to Confucianism or not based on a dialogue with Prof.Lin Anwu and my own previous studies.The problem of Lin and his colleagues mainly is the lack of definitions to key concepts and terms.After an attempt of detailed definitions,I pointed out that Lin has proposed his points without enough evidence and logical arguments.In the main body of the article,I have argued that the concept of union between Heaven and Human beings does not uniquely belong to Confucianism from three perspectives of the past original situation,the present de fact,and the future "should be".