蕺山言「性」的哲學涵義

The Philosophical Implications of “Xing” in the Teachings of Liu Ji Shan

「劉蕺山哲學中「心」、「性」、「理」、「氣」之關係向為學者研究之重點，當中以牟宗三先生「以心著性」一說對後來之學者影響尤大。本文承近年楊祖漢先生及業師盧雪崑先生之研究，重新審視蕺山之文本及「以心著性」一說之準確性，並試以盧先生提出之先驗綜和之觀點闡釋蕺山中「心」、「性」、「理」、「氣」之關係。筆者認為本文之詮釋或更能展現牟宗三先生在孔孟哲學中洞見的道德形上學之意義。

The relationship between xin (mind), xing (nature), li (principle) and qi has been the major concern for most interpreters of Liu Ji-shan's philosophy. Among these scholars, Mou Zhong-shan's interpretative approach of “manifestation of the xing through the xin” (or called “revealing human nature with heart” by some scholars) is the most influential. Following the researches by Yang cho-hon and Lo suet-kwan in recent years, this paper attempts to revisit the texts of Liu jishan and reconsider the accuracy of Mou's approach. The relationship between xin (mind), xing (nature), li (principle) and qi will be interpreted from an a prior synthetic perspective, following the insight of Lo, which should more adequately and accurately illustrate the moral philosophy underlying the philosophical tradition of Confucius and Mencius, as rightly and famously proposed by Mou Zhongshan.