Journal of Jishou University(Social Sciences Edition) ›› 2024, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4): 66-74.DOI: 10.13438/j.cnki.jdxb.2024.04.007

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The Significance of Mou Zongsan's Discussion on the Relationship between Morality and Wisdom in Pre-Qin Confucianism

DENG Hui,LUO Yu   

  1. (College of Philosophy,Law & Political Science,Shanghai Normal University,Shanghai 200234,China)
  • Online:2024-07-01 Published:2024-07-08

Abstract: The concept of "creative transformation and innovative development" clearly points out that it is an important task of the times to realize the modern transformation of traditional Chinese culture.Mou Zongsan's reconstruction of Confucianism can be regarded as a modern interpretation of traditional Chinese culture,which can be used for reference.His concern about the relationship between Confucianism and science is to reinterpret the morality-wisdom relationship of pre-Qin Confucianism in order to excavate the scientific sprouts that may be contained in traditional Confucianism and respond to the so-called lack of science in Chinese culture.At the same time,Mou Zongsan also realized the disadvantages of modern science,and then put forward ways to deal with it.Therefore,he reinterpreted the relationship between morality and wisdom among Confucius,Mencius and Xunzi as Confucius' hidden concept of "the whole of morality and wisdom",the standing of Mencius' moral and spiritual subject,and the prominence of Xunzi's intellectual subject,and he tried to construct the relationship of "morality and wisdom".Although there are some limitations in examining the reinterpretation of the relationship between morality and wisdom of Mou Zongsan's pre-Qin Confucianism and science,it is of positive significance to realize the modern transfer of traditional culture.

Key words: Mou Zongsan, modern transformation of Confucianism, integration of morality and wisdom, moral subject, intellectual subject

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