項退結教授早在《哲學與文化》月刊前身的《現代學苑》時期，即參與編審和撰文。該刊物經方東美教授建議改名為《哲學與文化》後，項教授長期透過此月刊發表其研究與教學的重要成果，論題豐富、多樣且深具啟發性。本文旨在就其發表在《哲學與文化》月刊有關他對孔、孟、苟於人的思考所發表的鴻文子以紹述。期能使學界關心此課題的同仁們能溫故而求知新，青年學子們藉此機會而認識前輩學者所曾努力而獲致的研究成果，而繼往開來，使中國哲學的研究不但綿延長存，且能有無限發展的生機。本文擬由項教授對中國哲學特質及研究法的提示；孔子對人的看法；孟子對人的看法；荀子對人的看法；以及此問題的中西哲學視域之對比等五面向來開展，不盡之處，尚期各方賢者不吝賜正為盼。

Professor Thaddeus T'ui-chieh Hang began editing and contributing to UNIVERSITAS. It's through this journal that Professor Hang released the important products of his study and teaching that were in rich in topics, various, and inspiring. This paper is exactly intended to introduce his articles published in UNIVERSITAS that were concerned with Confucius, Mencius and Xun Zi's thoughts about human beings. Through this paper, we wish to make the academic members review the old and learn about the new scholarship on such topics and encourage the students to recognize the academic achievement this predecessor made. Accordingly, the study about Chinese philosophy can be not only perpetuated but also bestowed with limitless opportunities. This paper is to proceed along the following sections: first, Professor Hang's ideas about the philosophical features and methodologies of Chinese philosophy; second, Confucius's thought about human beings; third, Mencius's thought about mankind; fourth, Xun Zi's ideas about men; and fifth, the Chinese and western perspectives about this issue.