生生的道德之家:论《周易》的自然观

A Moral Family with Giving Birth and Growth to All Things:On the View of Nature in the Book of Changes(Zhou Yi)

《周易》的生态思想集中体现在其宇宙论或自然观中。在自然的生成上,《周易》主张天地万物自然而然地生生不息,强调生生的顺成性、反生性、交互性、开放性和时机性。在自然的秩序上,《周易》提出了天地父母、万物同胞、宇宙一家的关联结构。在自然的意义上,《周易》强调天地生物之仁德,显示了一种无目的和无意志的道德宇宙观,并以此作为圣人治天下的模范。《周易》“生生之仁”和“万物一家”观念,有助于在生态危机背景下对机械论自然观和人类中心主义进行深刻反思。

The profound ecological ideas in the Book of Changes(Zhou Yi)are concentrated in its cosmology or the view of nature.In terms of the generation of nature,the Book of Changes advocates for the natural and continuous giving birth and growth to all things,emphasizing the continuation,reversal,interactivity,openness,and opportunity of this process.In terms of the order of nature,the Book of Changes proposes a relational structure where heaven and earth are parents,all things are siblings,and the universe is a family.In the sense of nature,the Book of Changes emphasizes the benevolence and virtue of all things generated by heaven and earth,showcasing a moral cosmology without purpose and will,and serving as a model for governing the world.The concepts of"the benevolence of giving birth and growth to all things"and"all things belong to one family"in the Book of Changes are conducive to the profound reflection on the mechanistic view of nature and anthropocentrism.