浅议孟子人学

A Discussion about Mencius Human Science

孟子人学区别于其他儒家人学的几个主要特征 :首先 ,在人性说与天命观上使人独立于天地万物之外 ,提升人的地位 ;其次 ,以和谐的社会秩序和独立完善的人格作为其基本价值取向 ;第三 ,虽然其价值归宿落于政治 ,但对个体人的发展作用匪浅。相较而言 ,孔子人学可称为孟子人学的滥觞 ,而荀子人学一方面继承了孟子高扬个性的传统 ,另一方面却为个人发展设置了种种障碍。这些障碍加重的结果 。

Mencius human science has the characters that set it apart from the other Confucian human science. First, it distinguished human beings from the other substances in the world, which exalt human's role greatly. More important, its main parts are harmonious social cosmos and independent personal integrity. Furthermore, Mencius's final purpose is politic, however, it is in favor of the individual development. In comparison, the Confucian human science is the source material of Mencius human science. Xun Kuang's human science continues the tradition of exalting selfhood. On the other hand, it makes some obstacles for the individual development. The result is the heavier and heavier fetters in later.