竞争与谦让是一对对立的范畴。中国古代通常称为“争”、“让”。我们的先哲通过对“争”的考察 ,达成了“争则乱、乱则穷”的共识。他们的学说在制度和思想两个方面排斥“争”。同时 ,他们又提倡“让”德 ,力图实现社会的和谐。考察古代先哲关于“争”、“让”范畴的论争 ,分析其利弊得失 ,对于以市场经济为基础的当代中国社会 ,如何处理竞争所带来的负面影响 ,不失为一种有益的借鉴 Competition and humility are a contradictory category. Ancient China is often called “war”, “let.” Our sages through the investigation of “war” reached a consensus of “chaos in chaos, chaos in chaos”. Their doctrine excludes “contestation” in both system and thought. At the same time, they also advocate “giving” moral and trying to achieve social harmony. Studying the ancient sages’ controversy over the categories of “dispute” and “letting” and analyzing their advantages and disadvantages, it is a useful reference to how to deal with the negative impact of competition in the contemporary Chinese society based on market economy