本文從中西哲學比較的角度探討了情感與理性的關係問題，認為中國哲學是屬感型的，西方哲學為理智型的。中國哲學歷來重視情感，因為情感為人的最基本的存在方式，但中國哲學並不是「情感主義」，而是主張情感與理性的統一。西方哲學也講情感，但它主張情感與理性的分離與對立，重視理性的支配 作用。這道德情感並不是完全主觀的、個人的或經驗的，它來自宇宙「生生之道」、「生生之理」，是與目的理性相聯繫的。情感能夠與理性統一，它本身就是通向理性的。只有肯定道德情感，才能真實地確定人的道德價值。道德理性之建立在道德情感之上的，或者是由情感實現的，離了情感，無所謂道德理性。同時，情感又是靈學、宗教的心理基礎。真正說來，情感又可分上下來說，就上而言，與理性相聯繫；往下說，與個人私情、願望相聯繫，人需要陶冶情感，實現自我超越。中國情感哲學的侷限是，注重目的理性而忽略工具理性。在現代化的過程中，我們需要工具理性，但是必須重視人的情感問題，使人成為目的而不是工具，這才是最重要的。

In ancient Greece, the spiritual activities of mankind were divided into to categories: the domain of theory and the domain of practice. The function of theory is to “know for the sake of knowng,” while the function of practice is directed to the practice itself, to “know for the sake of acting.” Theoretical Bildung prepares for our practice the conditions of intellectual ability. On the other hand, practical Bildung can be divided into three forms: Fist, professional Bildung--people can be well edified if they are professional. Second, artistic and aesthetic Bildung--the function of art is to delight as well as edify; an artist should have both talent and virtue, otherwise art can't take the responsibility of moral Bildung. Third, moral Bildung--a morally edified man is highly sensitive to the just and the unjust. The morality that conforms to aesthetic feelings is true morality; the person who has aesthetic feelings is a moral person.