朱子学视域下之“明德”新解

New Interpretations on"Ming De"from the Perspective of Neo-Confucianism

“明德”一词始见于先秦文献中,但因强调其伦理内涵而未突出哲学的特质。以朱子为代表的理学家从《大学》中重新发掘“明德”,除接续经学家从道德伦理的维度解读“明德”内涵的模式外,在理学的范式下既精致地阐述“明德”须先“为己”,又分别从心、性两个方面论述如何“明”“明德”的问题。而对“明德”这一问题的关注,不仅是理学家深化其在理学论域内的哲学内涵,还是他们重构“天下一家”王道理念的政治需要。

Though the word of"Ming De"firstly appeared in the literature of pre-Qin Dynasty,its ethical connotation was emphasized,so its characteristics of philosophy was not highlighted.Besides the model of interpreting the connotation of"Ming De"from the dimension of morality and ethics,Neo-confucianism represented by Zhu Zi rediscovered"Ming De"from Da Xue.in the paradigm of Neo-Confucianism,they exquisitely elaborated that"Ming De"must firstly be"Wei Ji"and the question of"Ming"."Ming De"was discussed from two aspects of"Xin"and"Xing".However,concerning about the issue of"Ming De",not only Neo-confucianism deepened its philosophical connotation in the field of philosophy,but also they reconstructed the political need of the king concept on"one family in the world".