唐宋时期的孟子升格运动及其原因探究

Mencius Promoting Movement and Its Causes During the Tang and Song Dynasties

唐宋时期,孟子及其思想的地位发生了根本性变化,由不著不察的状态飞跃上升为正统地位,关键在于孟子的思想为儒学转型、走出困境、重树权威提供了思想源泉和方法支持,对统治者处理社会危机、重新恢复纲常秩序具有现实意义。最高统治者和各个时期儒家学者的推崇,则助推了孟子思想的传播和正统地位的确立。

During the Tang and Song Dynasties,Mencius and his thought status occurred fundamental changes,from not observing state leap up into the orthodox position. The key was that Mencius thought was the idea sources and methods for transforming Confucianism,getting out of predicament,restoring the authority,and it had realistic significance to deal with social crisis and resume order for rulers. The respect of supreme ruler and Confucian scholars in different periods boosted the spread of Mencius thought and the establishment of its legitimacy status.