浅析《论语》命名之法与义

A Brief Analysis of the Naming Method and Meaning of “The Analects of Confucius”

摘要: 《论语》一书从命名就显得意义非凡，这部书为什么被称为《论语》也是我们值得关注的问题。其命名方式有别于先秦其他作品，其中历代学者争议较大的“论”字有议论、编次、论难、选择、至理大道等意义，可以看出论语或是以内容定名。《论语》和《孟子》虽都属儒家经典，从命名来看，已经显示了二者相异之处。《孟子》以人物命名，作品在表现主要人物性格以及文本内容上与《论语》存在差别，从命名角度探析二者的区别不失为一种研究方式。

Abstract: “The Analects of Confucius” from the name of the book is very significant, why this book is called “the Analects of Confucius” is also worthy of our attention. The way of naming it is different from other works of pre-Qin dynasty, among which the scholars of all dynasties have a great dispute about the meaning of “treatise”, such as discussion, ranking, discussion, choice, to the road, etc. It can be seen that the Analects of Confucius or the content of the name. Although both the Analects of Confucius and Mencius belong to Confucian classics, their names have shown their differences. Mencius is named after characters. There are differences between the work and the Analects of Confucius in terms of character and text content. It is a good way to study the difference between them from the perspective of naming.