孔子、庄子幸福观比较研究

中国儒道两派的代表人物孔子和庄子的幸福观各有特色,本文从幸福的物质维度、精神维度角度出发进行比较。孔子、庄子都热爱生命,对物质需求不高,注重精神方面的追求,孔子追求的是道德理性的内在满足,强调共乐;庄子追求的是单个人的心灵自由,精神逍遥。文章从孔、庄的生活背景、各自生活经历和理想人格观角度分析孔、庄幸福观的差异性原因。两者对幸福的理解不同,对今天仍有借鉴意义。

A Comparative Study of Happiness View of Confucius and Zhuangzi

Confucius and Zhuangzi are representatives of Confucianism and Taoism in China,whose happiness view has its features respectively.This paper tries to make a comparison from the perspective of the spiritual and physical dimensions of happiness.Both of Confucius and Zhuangzi love life and attach importance to spiritual pursuit,for their material needs are not high.Confucius pursues the inherent satisfaction of moral and rationality and emphasizes universal happiness,whereas Zhuangzi pursues individual’s freedom of soul and spirit.Furthermore,it analyzes the differences of their happiness view from their life backgrounds,experiences and ideal sense of personality.Their different understanding of happiness remains to be instructive today.