儒学之本与儒学的当代意义

人类的文化创新之关键在于开发出新的最根本的人性本体与生活世界之原理，而儒学正逢其时。要创新和复兴儒学，需要深刻认识儒学之本。从中国文化之本源出发，可以引申出一个不同于西方传统的创造理论：无极而太极的层级创化论。此亦儒学的基础及其开始。儒家的开发建立在周易哲学的创造思维与人性自觉的基础上。儒学为知本之学，亦为本体用之学。

The Ontology and Contemporary Significance of Confucianism

The pivot of human cultural innovation is to develop the most fundamental ontology of human nature and principle of the life world.Confucianism can make a contribution to the fulfillment of the task.In order to innovate and revive Confucianism,we need to have a profound understanding of the ontology of Confucianism.From the origin of Chinese culture,we can infer a creation theory which is different from the Western tradition.That is the level development of the Ultimate of Non-being and also the Great Ultimate,which is the basis and origination of Confucianism.The development of Confucianism is based on the creative thinking of Zhouyi philosophy and human consciousness.It is a learning of both knowledge ontology and ontological function.