何以为圣?——以“耳顺”之争议为核心的考察

How to Become a Saint?—An Investigation Centered on the Controversy of “Ear Pleasing”

“耳顺”一词出自《论语·为政》篇“吾十有五而志于学”章,历来诸家对“耳顺”一词有不同的注解。诸家对“耳顺”一词的争议主要有两个方面:一是对“六十而耳顺”中是否有“耳”字的争议;二是对“耳顺”注解的争议。圣人是儒家所追求的最高人格目标,有学者指出“耳顺”即是圣人之道。本文以“吾十有五而志于学”章为重点,以“耳顺”之争议为核心,探讨孔子的成圣进路,进而论述“耳顺”之境是圣人之境。

The term “ear pleasing” comes from the chapter “At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning” in “The Analects of Confucius Weizheng”. Various schools have always had different commentaries on the term “ear pleasing”. There are two main disputes over the term “ear pleasing”: One is the dispute over whether there is the word “ear” in “Sixty and ear pleasing”;the other is the dispute over the annotation of “ear pleasing”. A saint is the highest personality goal pursued by Confucianism. Some scholars have pointed out that “ear pleasing” is the way of a saint. This article focuses on the chapter “At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning”, takes the controversy of “ear pleasing” as the core, discusses Confucius’ approach to sanctification, and then discusses that the realm of “ear pleasing” is the realm of saints.