《孟子》与《庄子》思想倾向之比较

The Comparison Between Mencius and Chuang - tzu

《孟子》与《庄子》都关注个体的生存问题,并且作者都意识到人类心灵具有三个层面。但是孟子着眼于在道德领域实现自我,注重于尊德性,思维是由"一"到"多"向外发散,洋溢着乾健精神;庄子则着眼于心灵的逍遥自得,思维通过摒弃感性、知性因素之"多"而内敛于"一",显现了坤顺之性。二者在中国文化史上各领千秋。

Mencius and Chuang - tzu both pay close attention to individual existence. The authors of the two books both realize the three layers of human soul. But Mencius focuses on self-realization in morality, emphasizing the development of moral nature and thought spreading from 'one' to 'many', which shows a strong character; Chuang-tzu pays attention to the freedom of the mind, abandoning'many'including the knowledge of sensibility and understanding to achieve 'one', which shows a compliant character. But each thought has its own merits in the history of Chinese culture.