走出人伦道德的世界--近代中国权利文化生长的思想根源

中国传统思想文化已发展到了从根本上重新界定"人"的新阶段,而这种重新界定意味着中国政治哲学和伦理文化的新时代--"近代"的开启.传统儒学主要是从人伦道德的角度界定和把握人,而近代思想家们则首先视人为一具有自然欲求的存在,进而走出了传统儒学关于人性之善与恶的纷争,主张性无善恶之分别的自然人性论,强调了人性中"智"的重要性,由此而对以个体本位主义为价值诉求的新人格作了建设性的探究,为近代 "权利"文化的建构奠定了基础.

Beyond the View of "Ren Lun":Philosophical and Ideological Civilization Origin of Rights in Modern China

The Chinese traditional ideology and culture have evolved into another stage of the fundamental redefinition of "Human" which signifies the start of a new era-modern times-in Chinese political philosophy and ethical culture.The traditional Confucianists based their comprehension and definition of "Human" on "Ren Lun", whereas modern thinkers deem "human" as an natural existen ce with desires,as a result of which, the latter are extricated from the good-and-ev il disputes of humanity by the former.They advocate natural humanity without a ny discrimination of good or evil, underlining the significance of intelligence in humanity. Consequently, their constructive probe into the new personality seeking for individual selfish departmentalism has established a solid foundatio n for the modern culture of rights.