朱子学视域下之“明德”新解

“明德”一词始见于先秦文献中,但因强调其伦理内涵而未突出哲学的特质。以朱子为代表的理学家从《大学》中重新发掘“明德”,除接续经学家从道德伦理的维度解读“明德”内涵的模式外,在理学的范式下既精致地阐述“明德”须先“为己”,又分别从心、性两个方面论述如何“明”“明德”的问题。而对“明德”这一问题的关注,不仅是理学家深化其在理学论域内的哲学内涵,还是他们重构“天下一家”王道理念的政治需要。

New Interpretations on "Ming De" from the Perspective of Neo-Confucianism

Though the word of "Ming De" firstly appeared in the literature of pre-Qin Dynasty, its ethical connotation was emphasized, so its characteristics of philosophy was not highlighted. Besides the model of interpreting the connotation of "Ming De" from the dimension of morality and ethics, Neo-confucianism represented by Zhu Zi rediscovered "Ming De" from Da Xue. in the paradigm of Neo-Confucianism, they exquisitely elaborated that "Ming De" must firstly be "Wei Ji" and the question of "Ming" ."Ming De" was discussed from two aspects of "Xin" and "Xing". However, concerning about the issue of "Ming De", not only Neo-confucianism deepened its philosophical connotation in the field of philosophy, but also they reconstructed the political need of the king concept on "one family in the world".