“儒学”一词可能意指两种内容,即“儒家哲学”和“国家儒术”。对于现今中国乃至世界,真正具有积极意义的不是后者,而是前者。“儒家哲学”以孟子的学说为核心。它强调认知、情感和意动的心灵簇,鼓励人们关注家庭爱及其社会扩展,同时也为研究仁爱、安心、关怀、苦痛、移情等世界性课题提供了丰富的学理内容和积极的思考向度。就此而言,“儒家哲学”这一古老的观念无疑具有新的生命。中美学者不仅可以在这一课题上展开合作,而且他们的合作必定富于成果。 “Confucianism ” may mean two kinds of content, namely “Confucianism ” and “national Confucianism ”. For the present China and the world, it is not the latter that has a positive meaning but the former. “Confucian philosophy ” to Mencius doctrine as the core. It emphasizes the cluster of cognition, emotion and intention, encourages people to pay attention to family love and its social expansion, and also provides rich academic content and positive for the study of world issues such as benevolence, peace of mind, care, pain and empathy Thinking degree. In this sense, the old notion of “Confucian philosophy” undoubtedly has new life. Not only can Chinese and American scholars cooperate on this issue, but their cooperation must be fruitful.