ABSTRACT This essay explores the contractual dimension in Confucianism. It demonstrates that essential to Confucianism is the concept of three contracts: the contract of mind with oneself, the cultural contract with society and community; and the moral contract with humanity and the universe at large. Confucianism may not be labelled as contractualism. Nonetheless one would not have an adequate understanding of Confucianism without a view of the contractual dimension of Confucianism. Confucianism may not be labelled as realism. However, essential to Confucianism is the idea of the total unity of the self, society, and the world, and the total harmony of heaven, earth, and humankind.

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我和春天有个约会：儒家的契约维度

摘要本文探讨了儒家思想的契约维度。它表明，儒家思想的本质是三个契约的概念：心性契约与人自身的契约，与社会和社区的文化契约；以及人与人之间的文化契约。以及与人类和整个宇宙的道德契约。儒教可能不会被标记为契约主义。但是，如果不考虑儒家的契约性，就不会对儒家有足够的了解。儒教可能没有被标记为现实主义。但是，儒家的基本思想是自我，社会和世界的完全统一，以及天地和人类的完全和谐。