对墨家“兼爱”概念的逻辑分析

“兼爱”概念历来颇多争议。这大抵是由于对该概念的内涵理解不一所致。准确理解其内涵是解决争议的关键。“兼爱”概念的内涵，即“人人相爱”。“兼爱”与“博爱”并不等同，前者包含后者于其中；在“被爱者”的范围上，“兼爱”还优越于儒家“仁爱”。

The logical Analysis of the Concept "Loving All Equally"

There have always been disputes over the concept ＂loving all equally＂. This dispute, generally speaking, originates from the different understandings to the meanings of the concept. The accurate understanding of its meaning is the key to solve the problem. This paper is trying to formulate the meaning of the concept ＂Loving all equally＂, in virtue of the analysis of the contemporary Logic and in terms of definition, and re-analyze the correlative characters of the concept on basis of its determinate meaning, ＂loving each other＂. ＂Loving all equally＂ is not identical with ＂universal love＂; and furthermore, the former contains the latter. ＂Loving all equally＂, by the scope of ＂being loved＂, is also superior to the Confucian ＂Loving＂. These analytical results are obviously very different from the previous popular viewpoints.