《诗经》农业伦理思想研究

Research on Agricultural Ethics in The Book of Songs

作为周代社会生活反映的《诗经》,蕴含着丰富的农业伦理思想与观念,主要包括"重农劝农""顺天守时""量地尽利"。"重农劝农",指国家在宏观政策层面特别重视农业而非其他产业,将劝农制度化。"顺天守时",指时人主动顺应自然节律,积极因循农时节奏,以安排农事与生活。"量地尽利",指时人主动顺应地域风土,积极辨识与改良土壤,以进行农作生产。这些思想是中国古代农业伦理思想的关键要素,《诗经》时代是中国古代农业伦理思想发展的奠基期。

The Book of Songs,reflecting the social life in the Zhou Dynasty,contained rich agricultural ethics and ideas,mainly including“valuing agriculture by encouraging farming”,“complying with the law of nature”,and“making the best use of land”.The concept of“valuing agriculture by encouraging farmers”means that the state paid special attention to agriculture rather than other industries at the macro-policy level and institutionalized the encouragement of farming.The idea of“complying with the law of nature”indicates that people actively followed the natural rhythm and kept up with the farming season to arrange farm work and daily life.The practice of“making the best use of land”illustrates that people voluntarily conformed to the local conditions and improved the soil for agricultural production.These thoughts were the key elements of agricultural ethics in ancient China.The Book of Songs was regarded as the foundation for the development of agricultural ethics in ancient China.