论孔子的"礼孝"思想

On Confucius's Thinking of "Etiquette and Filial Piety

关于"孝",孔子曾对学生解释道:"生,事之以礼;死,葬之以礼,祭之以礼"。孔子的"孝"思想是以"礼"为形式的。孔子的"礼孝"思想提出了一套较为全面、内涵丰富的"孝"的伦理准则。

As to what can be counted as 'filial piety', Confucius once explained to his students, 'it means that you attend to your parents in the form of etiquette when they are living; it also means that you bury them in the form of etiquette and hold ceremonies for them in the form of etiquette when they are dead.' Confucius's idea of 'filial piety' takes the shape of 'etiquette'. Derived from Confucius's thinking of 'etiquette and filial piety' is a relatively complete system of moral maxims that are rich in contents. In view of its moral significance, this thinking of Confucius's is well worth careful and further study.