“正名”一说,是孔老夫子提出的,其字面含义是辨正名称和名分。“必也正名乎!”(见《论语·子路》)在孔子看来,“名”是非“正”不可的。所谓“名不正则言不顺,言不顺则事不成”,这一“圣训”,对中国人的思想及思维模式的影响,可谓大矣。提及这个话题,当然不是要对“正名”说做历史的或哲学的探讨,而是为了进行一番现实的“对号入座”。 “Name” is said, is made by Confucius Confucius, the literal meaning is to distinguish the name and fame. “It must also be famous!” (See “The Analects of Confucius”) In Confucius’s view, “name” is not “positive”. The so-called “injustice of the name is not smooth, words are not good, then things fail.” This “Hadith” has great influence on the thinking and thinking mode of the Chinese people. Of course, this is not a matter of historical or philosophical discussion of the “proper name,” but a realistic “check-in.”