孟子“浩然之气”说探论

"浩然之气"是孟子所提出的在强烈道德感支配下出现的一种至大至刚的豪迈无比的精神状态,它对于塑造中华民族精神的气质特征产生了积极而重要的影响。这种浩然之气产生的前提条件是不受外物的引诱而坚持正义。孟子所提出的"直养而无害",是他所认为的培养浩然之气的基本方法。孟子在其"浩然之气"的理论阐述中,既重视内心诚意与自省,又没有忽略客观实践,其理论的积极意义应当受到充分肯定。

Discussion about Mencian Doctrine of"Noble Spirit"

Noble spirit"is a great,strong and extremely proud spiritual state,come up with by Mencius,which occurs under the dominance of strong sense of morality.It has imposed positive and important influence upon the build-up of the quality characteristics of the spirit of Chinese nation.The precondition for the noble spirit to come into being is stick to justice without the temptation of external matter."Direct cultivation without harm", held by Mencius,is,in his belief,a basic method of cultivating noble spirit.In his theoretical elaboration,Mencius not only focuses on internal sincerity and introspection,but never ignores objective practice.The positive significance of the theory should be affirmed.