孟子見梁惠王年歲及相關諸子年代考

孟子見梁惠王的年歲看起來只是一個小問題，但是錢穆在《先秦諸子繫年》中由其考證出發，提出孟子在齊威王時遊齊之說，還涉及了告子、匡章，宋鈃、莊周、惠施、白圭的年歲以及遊仕等諸多問題，可謂牽一髮而動全身。學界雖有反駁其說者，但是在孟子見梁惠王年歲的問題上論證不力。今專門論證此一問題，兼及告子、匡章，宋鈃、莊周、惠施、白圭的年歲、時代等問題。不難發現，孟子見梁惠王時只有五十餘歲，其年歲當小於宋鈃，甚至也晚於莊周。

關鍵字

孟子；梁惠王；匡章；宋鈃；莊周

並列摘要

The years of age of Mengzi 孟子 when he had the audience with King Hui of Liang 梁惠王 may seem trivial; however, after an attempt to verify the date in question in his seminal work Xian Qin zhuzi xinian 先秦諸子繫年 (A Chronology of the Pre-Qin Masters), historian Qian Mu 錢穆 (1895-1990) postulated that Mengzi visited the state of Qi during the reign of King Wei, and suggested a series of related hypotheses on the ages of Gaozi 告子, Kuang Zhang 匡章, Song Xing 宋鈃, Zhuang Zhou 莊周, Hui Shi 惠施 and Bai Gui 白圭, and their respective years of travelling around and serving at the court of various warring states. Hence, such dating is not to be treated lightly. Although some scholars have refuted Qian's propositions, they have not provided solid evidences with regards to how old Mengzi was when he first met the King of Liang. This paper tries to tackle this very question and suggests some alternatives to the dates related to other pre-Qin Masters. I conclude that Mengzi was in his fifties when he had the audience with King Hui of Liang, meaning Mengzi was probably younger than Song Xing, and perhaps even Zhuang Zhou.

並列關鍵字

Mengzi ； King Hui of Liang ； Kuang Zhang ； Song Xing ； Zhuang Zhou

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孟子見梁惠王年歲及相關諸子年代考

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