摘要
秦汉时期流行三本论,并由此产生混乱。王弼首次提出一种单一本源论即本末论,认为自然之性是本,而仁义等名教是末。仁义名教产生于自然之性。王弼主张崇本举末,即不仅重视自然之性,而且肯定后来的仁义名教。为了突出自然之性的本源地位,对名言、名教等文化保持批判的做法是必要的。圣人有情说体现了王弼对作为末的情的肯定。
Confronting the confusion of the three-root theory that prevailed in the Han dynasty, Wang Bi put forward a single-root theory—the root-branch theory. He believed that self-so nature is the root, and the teaching of names, such as benevolence and righteousness, derives from self-so nature and should be taken as branches. Wang Bi advocated 'venerating the root to uphold the branches.' That is, human should not only value their self-so nature but also acknowledge the teaching of names. It is necessary to maintain a critical attitude toward the teaching of names to highlight the fundamental status of self-so nature. Wang Bi's one-root theory led people's understanding of entities toward ultimate being, though his philosophy was empirical, not speculative.
出处
《孔学堂》
2017年第3期55-66,共12页
Confucian Academy
关键词
王弼
本源
自然
名教
Wang Bi
root
branches
self-so
teaching of names
