CAJ | 학술논문

董仲舒对君主起源的论证遵从了以人性为起点的理路。他将天人感应作为论证人性的形而上基础，将人性分为三类：圣人之性、中民之性、斗筲之性。而通常所说的“性”是中民之性。而中民之性又像天有阴阳一样，可以分为性与情，并且共在于人之一身。为防止自然论倾向，董仲舒横断了天和常人之间的直接联系，在中间置入了王或者说圣人这个关键的中介者。常人虽然与天数相符，有性战胜情的条件，但是他们本身并不能自然向善，需要一个王者来教导他们向善。王者的产生是建立在教化万民的基础上的。
동중서대군주기원적론증준종료이인성위기점적리로。타장천인감응작위론증인성적형이상기출，장인성분위삼류：골인지성、중민지성、두소지성。이통상소설적“성”시중민지성。이중민지성우상천유음양일양，가이분위성여정，병차공재우인지일신。위방지자연론경향，동중서횡단료천화상인지간적직접련계，재중간치입료왕혹자설골인저개관건적중개자。상인수연여천수상부，유성전성정적조건，단시타문본신병불능자연향선，수요일개왕자래교도타문향선。왕자적산생시건립재교화만민적기출상적。
Dong Zhong-shu’s theory of origin of the sovereign based on the thought that human nature as the starting point. He divided the status of people into three categories: monarchy, citizens, low status. To prevent naturalism tendency, Dong transects the direct link between heaven and human, put in the middle for a king, or saint this key mediator. Ordinary people have overcome conditions, but they themselves do not natural for good, need a king to teach them to be good. Produce is based on the instruction of the king and al the peoples on the basis of.