“义”在中国传统道德体系中,是一个重要的德目,孟子把义看作是与仁同等重要的德目。在儒家的“五常”即仁义礼智信中和管子的“四维”即礼义廉耻中它均位居次席,地位显著。“义者,宜也。”这层意义的义代表的是一般性的善、正确或恰当,这可以说是一个普遍的价值辞。表达道德价值与律令的义实际上可训为“正”、“理”、“则”。义的实质道德内容主要是等级秩序、天下公义、角色责任、义务自觉。思想史上仁义内外的辩论表明义的实质既是一种客观伦理精神也是一种主观伦理精神。传统义德对我们现代社会生活和道德建设具有重要启示。 In the traditional Chinese moral system, “justice ” is an important virtue, and Mencius regards righteousness as an important moral equivalent to benevolence. It occupies the second place in the Confucian “five permanent ”, namely, the righteousness and righteousness letter and the pipe “four-dimensional ” that is righteousness and righteousness. “Righteous person, should also.” “This level of meaning represents the general good, right or appropriate, it can be said is a universal value words. In fact, the meaning of expressing moral values ​​and decrees can be translated as ”正 “, ”Reason “, ”Then ". The content of substantive morality of righteousness is mainly the hierarchical order, the justice of the world, the responsibility of the role, and the obligation to consciously. The debate about internal and external benevolence in the history of ideology shows that the essence of righteousness is both an objective ethical spirit and a subjective ethical spirit. The traditional virtue has important implications for our modern social life and moral construction.