性善论新探

目录

导论：人性及其善恶问题 ................................................................................................................................................................................1

一、现代汉语中的人性概念 ....................................................................1

二、对性善论及其意义的若干误解 ........................................................7

第一章 先秦秦汉“性”字的多义性及其解释框架 ........................................................................13

一、引言 ..................................................................................................13

二、性之多义 ..........................................................................................14

三、解释框架 ..........................................................................................16

四、原初特性 ..........................................................................................19

五、原初特性的问题 ..............................................................................22

六、生长特性 ..........................................................................................25

七、原初特性还是生存方式？ ..............................................................28

第二章 本质论与发展观的误区 ..............................................................................................................................................33

一、本质论 ..............................................................................................35

二、发展观 ..............................................................................................37

三、性之二义 ..........................................................................................40

四、成长法则 ..........................................................................................43

五、性善何义 ..........................................................................................48

六、人禽之辨 ..........................................................................................51

七、意义所在 ..........................................................................................52

第三章 从生长特性看孟子性善论 ....................................................................................................................................55

一、动态人性观 ......................................................................................56

二、道家性概念 ......................................................................................66



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三、孟子性概念 ......................................................................................66

四、重解性之善 ......................................................................................81

五、余论：理与则 ...................................................................................84

第四章 古今学者对性善论的解释：模式与判断 ................................................................................92

一、心善说 ..............................................................................................94

二、可善说 ............................................................................................111

三、有善说 ............................................................................................117

四、人禽说 ............................................................................................119

五、本原说 ............................................................................................129

六、本体说 ............................................................................................139

七、才情说 ............................................................................................148

八、总体说 ............................................................................................154

九、成长说 ............................................................................................159

十、性善还是性之善？ ........................................................................168

第五章 古今学者对性善论的批评：回顾与总结 ..............................................................................179

一、人性无善无恶 ................................................................................183

二、人性超越善恶 ................................................................................190

三、人性善恶并存 ................................................................................200

四、人性善恶不齐 ................................................................................206

五、人性恶 ............................................................................................215

六、人性善恶不可知 ............................................................................222

七、人性善恶后天决定 ........................................................................225

八、论证方法问题 ................................................................................231

九、小结：从陈大齐的意见看 .............................................................245

第六章 西方人性概念及学说：问题与意义 ..............................................................................................249

一、西方人性概念 ................................................................................250

二、西方人性思想 ................................................................................258

三、介绍三个案例 ................................................................................271

四、余论：中西人性论之别 .................................................................287

跋：再谈孟子人性论研究中的若干问题 ................................................................................................................292



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参考文献 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................332

一、中文文献 ........................................................................................332

二、英文文献 ........................................................................................346

索引 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................351

后记 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................363