良知良能:在苗裔与放心之间

对于孟子良知良能说,宋明儒在涵养、省察、推扩的理解主脉以外,还带出一种微妙乃至警觉的意味:良知良能不仅在爱亲敬长意义上作单一途径的表现,也可以表现为好好恶恶、饥食渴饮,实际存在着一个良知良能的"表现区间";随着这一区间意识的发生,良知良能说却也面临了一种新的危险,即,良知良能表现区间的内部断裂,也即饥食渴饮与爱亲敬长的两橛化,进而,无论是饥食渴饮还是爱亲敬长,它们作为良知良能之表现的地位呈现出更大的不确定性.

The Intuitive Knowledge and Ability:between the Beginning Stage and Reassurance

In regard to Mencius' theory of the intuitive knowledge and ability,the Confucianists of the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty have made appreciable a subtle connotation which is almost vigilant upon their cultivation,inspection and promotion of the understanding of the theory's cardinal content.They believe that the intuitive knowledge and ability are not only manifested by the behavior of loving and respecting elders but can also be found in the natural behavior such as loving the good,loathing the evil,e...