“我疆我理,南东其亩”之理心动力

The Power of Reason and Spirit from “Dividing the Land Boundary and Digging Ditches,Stretching the Fields to the Four Sides” in The Book of Songs

依唐君毅先生所疏解之"理"与"心"理解传统的"心",感受性理与事理之区别与价值。相距千里与千古,亲切之意亦可直贯到人,直接命我去如何行为如何存心。事、事理成历史事件,但未有成圣成贤之性理,事理也成空。恻隐等四端直证性善涵情之性情心或德性心,不用反面之对照。程朱理善间接曲折,孟子直接义实简截。大学中庸去勿自欺,宋明去心中贼,孟子则至简至易直道而行。四端缘于夫道天命,"天道人道"为一。天道就是人道,未有神秘。人心可自命自令,戒慎恐惧之慎独,成为作圣之最鞭辟入里处,结穴处。如此的疏解对人心定盘针的理解,也许可不用对西哲康德做对比的理解方式,亦可感受体会理心的动力。

Based on TANG Junyi’s“reason”and“spirit”,the traditional“spirits”and the difference and value between philosophy of Confucianism and mentality are explored.TANG’s thoughts are still instructive and meaningful today.Anything without sacred and virtuous natures,such as commiseration,temperament and virtue which are mentioned in the Four Books,means nothing in history.CHENG and ZHU’s philosophy is indirect,Mencius’is simple and straightforward,the Great Learning and Moderation give no warning on self-deception.The Four Books follow natural law,which is united with humanity.The heart of people can be self-ordered,with self discipline as the core.Thus,without Kant’s philosophy as reference,the power of reason and spirit can be understood.