孟子-英文介紹

1、Mencius, also known by his birth name Meng Ke，was born in theState of Zou, now forming the city of zhoucheng ，shandong province，only thirty kilometres south of Qufu ,Confucius birthplace,Mencius孟子,Menciuss father died when he was very young. His mother Zhng (仉) raised him alone. Mencius mother is of

2、ten held up as an exemplary（典范的） female figure in Chinese culture. One of the most famous traditional Chinese idiomsis Mencius mother, three moves,至圣與亞圣,Mencius disciples（門徒） included a large number of feudal lords（封建君主）, and he was actually more influential than Confucius had been. TheMencius， a bo

3、ok of his conversations with kings of the time, is one of theFour BooksthatZhu Xi grouped as the core of orthodox（正統(tǒng)的） Neo-Confucian（儒家） thought,孟子的思想,一、View on politics,Mencius emphasized the significance of the common citizens in the state. While Confucianism generally regards rulers highly, he ar

4、gued that the people are the most highly valued, next come the gods of the land and grain, the sovereign is light. (民為貴,社稷次之,君為輕,二、Education,According to Mencius, education must awaken the innate abilities of the human mind. He advocated active interrogation（質(zhì)疑） of the text, saying, “One who believe

5、s all of a book would be better off without books” .(盡信書，則不如無書,三、On Human Nature,For Mencius，Human nature has an innate tendency towards goodness，he thought the four ethical attributes（屬性） ren, yi, li, and zhi , that everyone shared were very important. These include commiseration（憐憫), the sense of shame, a reverential（虔誠的）attitude toward others, and the sense of right and wrong,孟子名言警句,1.Life springs from sorrow and calamity, and death from ease and pleasure. 生于憂患，死于安樂,2. You cant have your cake and eat it too. 魚我所欲也，熊掌亦我所欲也，二者不可兼得，舍魚而求熊掌者也,3.The benevolent have no enemy. 仁