论儒家伦理的自然情感基础

宋明理学家在其道德学说中，经常征引《孟子》中“孺子将入于井”的譬喻。这一譬喻，在解释孟子人性论中所说仁之端的同时，还显示出儒家伦理构架一个根本性的理路：重视“情感的自然”。儒家伦理思想在核心点上特别表现出以人的自然情感为基础，这一点与西方伦理学主流的理性主义传统有根本的不同。因此，以自然情感为基础，有助于更好的理解中国传统的儒家伦理思想，并对推进当代中国的道德建设具有借鉴意义。

On the Natural Emotion in Confucian Ethics:Case Study on

In the ethical thoughts of Confucian philosophers in Song and Ming Dynasty,the "fall child" in Mencius was often cited as evidence for the human good nature.However,the meaning of this classic evidence is essentially more than an example.It reflects Confucian special emphasis on the natural emotion as the base for its whole ethics,which characterizes Confucian ethical thoughts and differs it from the rationalism in Western mainstream ethics.The character of Confucian ethics is helpful to the understanding of Chinese tradition and is also relevant to ethical construction in China today.