儒家“仁爱”思想对构建现代和谐社会的作用

Impact from the Confucianist thought of “Benevolence” to the Construction of Modern Harmonious Society

中国传统文化中儒家"仁爱"的思想一直是统治阶级的意识形态。儒家学说自汉代以后,在我国统治阶级意识形态中一直都是至高无上的,成为当时社会的主流意识,它为巩固两千多年的封建王朝统治,维护社会的稳定起到了关键的作用。同时,儒家思想作为中国传统文化的主流思想,既是中华民族的精神财富,也极大地影响了亚洲乃至世界文化的发展。其中,儒家"仁爱"思想中处理人与人、人与社会、人与自然的关系,实现"天人合一",实现"修身、齐家、治国、平天下",妥善处理义与利的关系,完善人的人格,培养和实现人生的积极价值等等的理念和观点,对于新时代构建现代和谐社会同样具有十分重要的启示作用。

In traditional Chinese culture, the Confucian thought of"benevolence"has always been the ideology of the ruling class. Since the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has always been paramount in the ideology of the ruling class in China and has become the mainstream consciousness of the society at that time. It has played a key role in consolidating the rule of the feudal dynasty over two thousand years and maintaining the stability of the society. At the same time, Confucianism, as the mainstream thought of traditional Chinese culture, is not only the spiritual wealth of the Chinese nation, but also has greatly influenced the development of Asian and even the world culture. Among them, Confucianism’s"benevolence"thought deals with the relationship between man and man,between man and society, between man and nature, realizes"the unity of man and nature", realizes"self-cultivation, family regulation,governance, peace of the world", properly handles the relationship between justice and interests, improves human personality, and cultivates and realizes the positive value of life. It also has very important enlightening effect on the construction of modern harmonious society in the new era.