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Fromm's Theory of Good Nature and Its Comparison with the Theory of Mencius [弗洛姆的性善论及其与孟子性善论的比较]

  • 弗洛姆提出,人的本性既不是固定不变的本能欲望的总和,也不是无限可塑的社会文化的影子,而有其固有的特质。人的本性即第一潜能是善的,破坏性是人的第一潜能发展受阻的结果。虽然弗洛姆和孟子都主张性善论,但两者却有着根本的区别:前者把自我意识、自发的爱和自发创造性说成人的本性,是对人的基本精神需要探索的结果,后者把仁、义、礼、智及忠、孝说成是人的本性,迎合了封建统治的需要;前者高扬人的独立自主、爱己爱人、创造性,后者抹煞人的独立自主和创造性,反对爱己爱人,只讲亲亲、敬长;前者要求社会必须满足人的基本精神需要,后者要求人必须服从专制的等级制度。
  • Erich Fromm put forward that human's natural character was neither the collection of unchangeable instinctive desire nor the reflection of the infinitely plasticized social culture. Human's natural character, which is also called first potentiality was good-willed, and human's intention to destroy was only the result of the frustrated development of the first potentiality. Although both Fromm and Mencius advocated that human's nature was good, there are fundamental differences between their theories. Fromm regarded self-consciousness, spontaneous love and creativity as human's nature, which resulted from his probe into human's basic mental needs. However, according to Mencius, human's nature included virtue, morality, propriety, wisdom, loyalty and filial piety, which meet the needs of the feudal administration. While Fromm thought highly of independence, creativity and affection for oneself and other people, Mencius denied all these. He only preached affection for relatives and respect for people of higher ranks. Fromm demanded that the society is obliged to meet the basic mental needs of human beings. But Mencius asked people to abide by the autocratic hierarchy.

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Author:Yuanming Wang
Parent Title (Chinese):Journal of Tianjin Normal University (Social Science) [天津师范大学学报(社会科学版)], No. 5 (2007), pp. 20-24.
Document Type:Articles
Language:Chinese
Year of first Publication:2007
Release Date:2014/01/28
Format:no copy existent / keine Kopie vorhanden
IdNo:Wang_Yuanming_2007
Writings about Erich Fromm (Secondary Literature):Articles / Artikel
Erich Fromm's Library and Erich Fromm Archive:Articles / Artikel
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