儒家义利观新诠——兼谈企业的社会责任

A New Interpretation of Confucian View of“Yi-Li”-On Corporate Social Responsibility

儒家传统的义利观,总体上来看是重义轻利,并有把二者对立起来的倾向。联系现代社会的情况,我们对儒家传统的义利观给出了新的诠释,即先利后义、利中见义、利而不污、义利两行、义利双成。这样的义利观对我们探索现代企业的社会责任的启发是多方面的。首先,在基础层次,要妥善地处理好法律、道德与求利这三者的关系。就法律与求利的关系而言,要坚持守法求利、以法护利、以法正利的原则。就道德与法律的关系而言,要坚持以法律护伦理、以伦理提升法律的原则。就道德与求利的关系而言,首先,应该强化自律,坚持以道德规范人心,以道德规范求利行为,把商业道德作为企业文化建设的核心内容。其次,企业应该在经营活动中落实自己应该承担的社会责任,包括经济责任、自然环境责任和社会环境责任。

Generally speaking,the traditional Confucian view of“Yi-Li”values Yi(righteousness)over Li(benefit),and has a tendency to oppose the two.In connection with the situation of modern society,we give a new interpretation of the traditional Confucian view of“Yi-Li”,which is,benefit over righteousness,righteousness inside benefit,benefit without corruption,both righteousness and benefit,and the combination of righteousness and benefit.Such a view inspires us to explore the social responsibility of modern enterprises in many aspets.First of all,at the basic level,we should properly handle the relationship among law,morality and profit seeking.In terms of the relationship between law and profit seeking,we should adhere to the principle of abiding by the law to seek,protect and justify the profit;in terms of the relationship between morality and law,we should adhere to the principle of protecting ethics with law and promoting law with ethics;in terms of the relationship between morality and profit seeking,we should strengthen self-discipline,adhere to the principle of regulating people s psychology and profit seeking with morality,and take business ethics as the core content of corporate culture construction.Secondly,enterprises should implement their social responsibilities in operating activities,including economic responsibility,natural environment responsibility and social environment responsibility.