略议孔子的身份认同
On Confucius' Identity
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摘要: 文化因素的多元性, 往往会造成个体身份认同的矛盾与紧张, 但孔子的身份认同却实现了多元文化因素的统一。孔子在周是殷人后裔, 在鲁则是宋的移民, 但他对周文化及鲁国存在强烈的认同。孔子是传统的继承者, 同时又并不排斥新兴礼俗。孔子为恢复周代礼制四处奔走, 是一位积极的入世者, 同时又能欣赏出世隐者的生命态度。孔子的“仁道”理念, 是他消解不同文化因素之间的冲突、实现个体身份认同多元文化相互统一的根本依据。在“仁道”基础上, “用中”的方法, 为孔子的身份认同提供了重要的文化选择模式。Abstract: Culture diversity often brings tension and anxiety to individual identity. However, Confucius achieved the unity of different cultures in his identity. In Zhou Dynasty, Confucius was an offspring of the King of Shang Dynasty, and in State Lu he was an immigrant from State Song. But he identified himself totally with Zhou Culture and State Lu, thereby showing the unity between Zhou and Shang cultures. Additionally, Confucius went hither and thither for recovering the rite system of Zhou Dynasty. As a positive social activist, he not only accepted new rites while inheriting traditions; but also appreciated the reclusive attitude towards life. Thus, Confucius' idea about Goodness ("Ren") was the base for him to harmonize different cultures and ideas, and Confucius' method to "follow the exact way between the two extremes" (the Golden Mean or "Zhongyong") was an important culture selection mode to achieve his identity.