自「性」以至「和」—《淮南子》人性觀初探

From "Nature" to "Harmony"-A Preliminary Inquiry on Human Nature in "Huáinánzi"

黃玉麟(Yu-Lin Huang)

《哲學與文化》 39卷10期 (2012/10) Pp. 23-41

https://doi.org/10.7065/MRPC.201210.0023

摘要

人性問題在中國哲學領域中是極為重要的根本問題，人性是對於人之本質的釐定，透過本質的釐定能在宇宙中給予人適切的位置，從而開啟天人之際與人倫日用的理論立足點。本文之論域設定於「性」的概念內涵，以《淮南子》為對象文本，透過簡易的梳理其「性」之理念，進一步討論其理念中相關思維之構作與特色。以此設定，本文分為四部分進行討論：首先就「性」本身進行簡易之內容分析，整理其概念特質，其次以此特質比對另一重要概念：「德」以辨異同，從而就此二部分之結構討論其人性觀的理論延伸與特色；故第三部分論「反性」之合理性與必要性及其方法，最後以「德和」的意義來收攝全文，完成初步探討。

關鍵字

淮南子 ； 性 ； 德 ； 道 ； 和 ； 反性

並列摘要

The question of human nature is dominant and fundamental in Chinese philosophy. Human nature is the definition of the essence of man, through which man can be appropriately positioned in the cosmos and the distinction between heaven and earth along with ethical daily life can be theoretically grounded. This article is to explore the immanence of ”nature” in ”Huáinánzi”, sort out its idea of ”nature” and further discuss its construction and characteristics. Therefore, this paper is divided into four parts: the first part is a simple analysis of the content and conceptual features of ”nature;” the second part is the comparison between ”nature” and another important concept, ”virtue,” and then the discussion of the theoretical extension and attributes of the view about human nature in ”Huáinánzi”; the third part is consequently about the reasonableness, necessity and methods of ”nature-returning;” and finally this article is concluded as a preliminary inquiry through the meaning of ”harmony.”

並列關鍵字

"Huáinánzi" ； Nature ； Virtue ； Tao ； Harmony ； Nature-returning