孟子所处时代是社会大变革、价值取向冲突日益加剧的时代,也是学术思想大争鸣、百家学说异彩纷呈的时代。由于历史上社会剧烈动荡,往往导致礼崩乐坏,使传统的礼义失去维系人心,稳定社会的作用。在孟子那里,“义”不再是外在的行为规范,而是根源于人心的东西亦即内化的道德,“利”则应是以“义”为先的价值所趋。 The era in which Mencius lived was an era of great social changes and increasing conflicts in value orientation. It was also a time when there was a great debate among scholars and schools of thought in a hundred schools of thought. Due to the violent social turmoil in history, the etiquette and rhapsody often lead to the loss of traditional etiquette and the social stability. In Mencius, “righteousness ” is no longer an external code of conduct, but rooted in the innermost of people ’s morality, “Lee ” should be the value of “justice ” first Trend.