“直躬”形象描述的流变及其法理意涵

Changes in the Image of Zhigong and Its Jurisprudential Implications

“中国哲学”语境下,对于传统经典事例描述多带有表达、阐释思想的目的性。以“历史演进”方法考诸经典文献中“直躬”形象的文本演变,分析先秦思想家关乎此问题所意欲表达的“证父还是隐父”“忠与孝”“礼与法”等辩题,足可考察辩题所隐含的不同知识立场及思想主张。伴随秦后政治一统,“直躬”形象描述逐渐确定不移,背后反映出有关“君权”与“父权”的结构性博弈结构终达致稳定。

In the context of Chinese philosophy,the narratives of the classical stories are usually intended to convey the narrator's understanding or interpretation of the meaning of the events at issue.In this paper,we explore the changes in the image of Zhigong in the classic texts from the perspective of historical evolution.Under our scrutiny are such issues as“to disclose or conceal father's wrongdoing”,“to be loyal to the Emperor or to one's father”and“to obey rites or law”,which caused heated discussion among the thinkers in the Qin Dynasty.From their discussion,we can identify different stances and opinions held by the intellectuals at that time.Along with the political unification since the Qin Dynasty,the image of Zhigong became stable gradually,showing the stabilization of the pattern of the structural conflict between the monarchical power and the patriarchal power.