情理合一:中国文化抗疫的软实力——走向后疫情时代的“情理文明”

Unity of Reason: the Soft Power of Chinese Culture in Fighting COVID-19——Moving toward “Reasonable Civilization” in the Post-pandemic Era

中国人有着“情理合一”的生存智慧,这是建立在儒家的“情理结构”根基之上的,李泽厚先生晚年提出的“情本体”思想对此颇具启示。情理结构的生理根基并不是源自单纯生理的食色情欲,而是一种自然而然生发的、向善而生成的深层情感,但这种情感又是被社会化的,是通过人文教化与濡化而成的。中国传统文化复兴要走一条“礼乐相济”之路,在此一种以“情理结构”为内核的“情本儒学”,就更凸显出其在未来中国文化格局当中所应扮演的角色,从而返本开新地来重建一种本土化的“情理文明”。这就意味着,今天的传统文化复兴,不能只复兴儒家理性化的一面,也就是强调礼之“理之不可易”,还要复兴儒家感性化的另一面,也就是乐之“情之不可变”,而这种“情理合一”的智慧也可以为世界文明提供出一种文明范本。

Chinese people have the survival wisdom of “ unity of reason ”,which is built on the foundation of “ reasonable structure ” of Confucianism. The thought of “ontology of emotion” put forward by Mr. Li Zehou in his later years is quite enlightening to this. The physiological foundation of the reasonable structure does not come from the pure physiological desire, but is a naturally occurring deep emotion generated by virtue. However, this emotion is also socialized through humanistic education and enculturation. The revival of Chinese traditional culture should take a road of “harmony of rites and music”. In this case, the “sentiment-based Confucianism” with the “reasonable structure” as the core highlights its role in the future Chinese cultural pattern, so as to rebuild a localized “reasonable civilization” by returning to the original and opening a new ground. This means that today’s revival of traditional culture, not just to revive the Confucian rational side, also is the emphasis on rites is an immutable rule of things. And the other side, it should revive Confucian sensibility, is the emphasis on music is a pure expression of emotion. This wisdom of “unity of reason” can also provide a civilization model for the world civilization.