孔子义利观的真实意蕴及其现代启示

在对孔子义利思想既往的考察中,人们普遍认为孔子在义利问题上的基本立场是重义轻利。其实,孔子并非是只要义而否定利,而是以义为先、义利并举、以义制利。正确理解和客观阐释孔子的义利观,结合社会主义市场经济的现实,应明确利是义的前提和基础,把人民之利作为最高的价值目标,用社会主义道德规范人们的求利行为,树立符合时代和社会发展要求的新型义利观。

The Real Implication of Confucius's Righteousness-Benefit View and its Revelation for Modern Times

When reviewing Confucius's righteousness-benefit thought,many researchers used to focus only on the consistency in this thought between the whole Confucian School and Confucius himself,but ignore their differences.Confucius does not deny the benefit,but advocates the priority of righteousness while not ignoring the importance of benefit.He thinks that equal importance should be attached to righteousness and benefit and at the same time righteousness should be employed to control one's attention to benefit.Considering the reality of the socialist market economy,Confucius's righteousness and benefit view should be better understood and interpreted.Benefit is the precondition and foundation for righteousness,pursuing benefit for the people should be regarded as the highest value,and the socialist morality can be used to regulate people's behaviors of seeking benefit.In this way,a new-typed righteousness-benefit view can be established to meet the demands of the times and social development.