「自律」與「性覺」──論牟宗三宋明理學判教中的問題意識

'Autonomy'' and ''Xingjue'': On Mou Zongsan's Assessment of Neo-Confucianism

牟宗三是現代新儒家的代表人物之一，其著作《心體與性體》也是當代宋明理學研究中無法繞過的存在。在《心體與性體》中，牟宗三稱朱子「別子為宗」，這種判教引起了巨大的爭議。表面上看起來，這似乎亦有褒揚之意，牟宗三亦是如此解釋的。

Many scholars argue that Mou Zongsan's assessment of Neo-Confucianism was inspired by the Kantian notion of ''autonomy.'' Such an explanation is not completely wrong; this article, however, argues that the origin of Mou Zongsan's judgment of Neo-Confucianism had its roots in Chinese Buddhist thought. In particular, Mou Zongsan made use of the notion of ''Tathāgatagarbha,'' which has been accurately summarized as ''xingjue'' by LüCheng. The notion of ''autonomy,'' as used by Mou Zongsan, can be more fully understood through the notion of ''xingjue.'' This explanation also allows us to better understand the differences between Mou Zongsan and Kant.