礼学与等级人学

针对学术界认为儒学是“人学”的观点,本文从礼的角度认为,中国古代的人是处于等级礼仪之中的人,“我”是通过与“他人”的关系而表现出来的。这种关系受到礼的制约。因此,中国古代思想文化中没有独立的个体观念,这种看法类似于现代的“社群主义”,但二者之间也有本质的区别。中国古代对人的探讨最终归结于“等级人学”。

Li Xue(the Theories of Li)and a Humanity of Hierarchy

Against a popular opinion that Confucianism is a humanity, the article from a perspective of Li holds that man in ancient China was located into a setting of rigid and hierarchical rituals, which means that"I"was reflected in this relationship with "Others"Moreover, this relation wasrestricted by Li.There was no independent individual in Chinese culture, which is similar to communitarianism of modern times, but of course with fundamental difference between this two of them. The conclusion of theories about man in ancient China was a humanity of hierarchy.