“性与天道”——考察孔子人性思想的一个向度

在“性与天道”的意义上,孔子认为,人道本于天道,人道的根源是源于无限的超越性存在———天道,人的生命具有内在的潜能,人可以通过充分发挥自己生命的内在潜能,实现生命的自我超越,提升自己生命的内在本质,人可以在“性与天道”的意义上尽人性、知天命。在孔子那里,性与命、天道与人道是有机统一的,人通过“下学上达”的进学之路尽性、知命而合天,“无言”之教则是“下学上达”的理想境界。

"NATURE AND PROVIDENCE":in the perspective of Confucius''''human nature thought

In the sense of nature and providence, Confucius considers that humanity originates from providence which exists unlimitedly and transcendentally, and that human life has inner potentiality by which man can transcend himself in the sense of life itself and promote the inner essence of life, and that man can exercise human nature and kmow the God's will. Nature and destiny, providence and humanity being organically unitary, Confucius points out that man can exercise human nature, know the God's will and conform to nature by the studying way of "studying basically and reaching highly", and that teaching with no words is the ideal state.