為何儒者並不老邁、嚴肅和保守？－一個哲學的反省

Why Confucians Shouldn't Be Old, Serious, and Conservative? - A Philosophical Reflection

趙敬邦(Chiu, King-pong)

《鵝湖學誌》 57期 (2016/12) Pp. 173-188

摘要

有學者認為儒者有予人老邁、嚴肅和保守的印象。事實上，一思想能否流行，與推廣人的形象有密切關係。因此，儒者的形象實是一關係儒學能否流行的重要問題，吾人當不能忽視。本文嘗試為「儒者並不老邁、嚴肅和保守」這一命題，提供一理論上的解釋，說明儒者當有開放的胸襟，包容幽默和喜悅的價值，以及能有年青的心境。藉以在澄清儒者形象一事上，提供一點參考。

關鍵字

儒者 ； 保守 ； 嚴肅 ； 老邁

並列摘要

Confucians are often regarded as old, serious and conservative, an image that it may influence the prevalence of Confucianism in a negative way. Therefore, clarification of the image of Confucians is important to the development of the thought. This short article argues that Confucians, theoretically, should not be old, serious and conservative. On the contrary, they should always be open-minded, humor-tolerant and mentally young.

並列關鍵字

Confucian ； conservative ； serious ； old

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