三道合一:《论语》“中庸”思想的精神实质

Three in One: The Spiritual Essence of the Doctrine of the Mean in The Analects of Confucius

“中庸”思想是儒家思想的重要构成。“中庸”思想一方面被继承传播,深刻地影响着中国人,一方面又常被误解误读甚至受到批判。细读《论语》,“中庸之道”其实是由三重内涵的统一构成其精神实质:它是和谐之道,又是平常之道,同时是权变之道。

The Doctrine of the Mean is an important component of Confucianism, a doctrine of thought founded by Confucius. On the one hand, this thought has been inherited and spread, profoundly affecting the Chinese people;on the other hand, it is often misunderstood and even criticized. A close reading of the Analects of Confucius reveals that the Doctrine of "the Mean" is actually the unity of three connotations: doctrine of harmony, doctrine of viability and doctrine of contingency.