CAJ | 학술논문

“人性”与“天道”均是中国伦理思想史上讨论的主要问题，但《论语》中子贡说“夫子之言性与天道不可得而闻”，这就给后人研究留下了一个颇有争议的话题。厘清研究者在这一问题上的纠缠．进而论证子贡这一论断的真实性并推明孔子少谈“性与天道”问题的特殊理由，对于中国伦理思想史的研究具有积极意义。“人性”问题虽是思想史上的重大问题，但并不一定要成为每个思想家学术思想的中心问题；“天道”是一个玄奥的话题，但对于以“博施于民而能济众”为毕生追求的人来说并不一定要在如此玄奥难明的问题上花费过多的心血。关注社会现实，以当务之为急，以培养人的“仁德”、弘扬“仁道”为思考的中心，是孔子思想的基本品格。
“인성”여“천도”균시중국윤리사상사상토론적주요문제，단《론어》중자공설“부자지언성여천도불가득이문”，저취급후인연구류하료일개파유쟁의적화제。전청연구자재저일문제상적규전．진이론증자공저일론단적진실성병추명공자소담“성여천도”문제적특수이유，대우중국윤리사상사적연구구유적겁의의。“인성”문제수시사상사상적중대문제，단병불일정요성위매개사상가학술사상적중심문제；“천도”시일개현오적화제，단대우이“박시우민이능제음”위필생추구적인래설병불일정요재여차현오난명적문제상화비과다적심혈。관주사회현실，이당무지위급，이배양인적“인덕”、홍양“인도”위사고적중심，시공자사상적기본품격。
Human nature and the way of heaven are both two main issues discussed in the Chinese ethics lhougbt history. In the Analects of Confucius, Zi Gong said,＂We have never heard of the Confueius＇s view on human nature and the way of Heaven.＂ which gave a dispute on the forthcoming research. Proving the truth of this sentence through clarifying the dispute in the Chinese thought history and explain the reasons about the few words of the Master on ＂Human nature and the way of heave＂ has the positive significance to the study of China ethical thought history. Although the issue of ＂human nature＂is of great im portance, it is not in the main research of every scholar. ＂The way of heaven＂ is a mysterious issue, but it is not necessary for a person who pursuing ＂bring bountiful benefits and a better life to all the people＂ as the goal all though his life to give so much attention to the way of heaven. Pay attention to the social reality and Urgent priority with the benevolence in the human educa tion and thinking is the basic character of the Confucius thought.