论孟子道德思想的美德伦理学性质

人性本善是贯穿孟子全部学说的一个基本观点,也是他的伦理思想的基础和核心。在孟子看来,道德的根据全在于自身,这就是良心、本心。因此,孟子的道德思想走的是纯粹内向求证之路,从人的内心亲证善端,并以推扩内在的善端的方式来塑造美德,充分体现了以行为主体的道德品质作为思考重心的美德伦理学特征。

On Virtue Ethics Property of Mencius Moral Thoughts

"Human goodness by nature" is a basic viewpoint in Mencius Thoughts and is also the foundation and core in his ethical thoughts. In Mencius perspective, the origin of moral lies in "My-self",which is also called "Conscience","the original mind".So he adopted an absolutely inner proven way from human-beings inner world to prove "Good Items" and explore inner "Good Items" to mold virtue, which had fully embodied the virtue ethics property centered on subject's morality character.