民胞物与--对人的类本质关系的思考

生产作为运用知识的活动这一点昭示了人类关系的本质。由于知识是达于主体间、主客体间相互作用内在性质的信息,所以,运用知识进行生产就是在按主体间、主客体间相互作用的性质建立相互关系。显然,这是人类关系所独具的形式;由此建立起来的关系必定具有和谐的品质。而这种关系乃是人类的本质关系。借用北宋张载的说法,可以称之为“民胞物与”。

All men are my Brothers, all Things are my Companion: Reflecting on Human Nature

Production is a material activity ot knowledge application, which is necessarily the case at all times and in all countries. This is an epochal enlightenment that knowledge economy has made to philosophy. This enlightenment seems to be pedestrian, but reveals the nature of man's relations. Since knowledge derives from information of inherent nature in which subjects interact on each other, and subjects and objects interact on each other, applying knowledge to production is to establish mutual relations in accordance with subjects and subjects and objects interacting on each other. Obviously, the mutual relations established by means of interaction is a unique from of man's relations. This paper states the fact that this kind of relationship is bound to bear harmonious relationship. Therefore, the relationship with harmonious quality which doesn't exist in the animal world is man's essential relationship, which can be known as "The Harmonious Relationship between Man and Nature" . This kind of saying is quoted from Zhang zai in the North Song Dynasty.