孔孟道德修养与教育思想的普适性——兼论孔孟道德学说的批评方法

General values and unconventionality of Confucian morals

孔孟的道德话语既是个人道德修养的规范,也是一种个人道德修养的崇高理想。孔孟道德学说基于对人性的终极关怀和道德教育的乐观精神,把握人格修养的最基本层面,提出为人立身处世的根本原则,体现了"圣人"道德理想对现实的间离与超越,因而具有个人道德修养与教育指向的普适价值和永恒意义。

Confucian morals are both norms and ideals for moral cultivation of individuals. Based on the ultimate concerns for humanity and optimistic view about moral education. Confucius and mencius put forward the fundamental principles for conducts and the basic requirements for moral cultivation, which reflects the unconventionality of their moral ideals. Confucian morals may have eternal significance as well as general values.