论墨家兼爱观的正当内涵及其现代意义

墨家兼爱观在强调“不可坑人害人,应该爱人助人”的正当原则,主张“强不执弱,众不劫寡,富不侮贫,贵不傲贱,诈不欺愚”的平等观念,提倡“虽在农与工肆之人,有能则举之”的民主意识等方面,具有儒家仁爱观难以比拟的优势,同时也有助于我们克服当代西方权利、平等观念的某些缺陷。因此,在传承中国传统文化的基础上展开中国现代文化理念的创造性研究时,我们应该特别注意从作为“民间小宗教”的墨家那里汲取可贵的思想资源。

On the Implications of Righteousness in the Mohist Conception of Universal Impartial Love

The Mohist conception of universal impartial love highlights the ancient precept of righteousness. The Mohist assertion of harming no one and loving fellow humans stresses the concept of equality and endorses the primitive idea of democracy. In these aspects,it not only surpasses the paradoxical Confucian idea of humane love in large measure,but also helps us correct some defects in the modern Western ideas of rights and equality.