本文分析唐君毅、徐復觀、牟宗三等王位當代儒者對孟子學的解釋，釐清其所蘊涵之思想史意義。全文論述共分五節：第一節說明孟子學是檢視當代儒家學者間異同之極佳指標，故通過唐牟徐三先生對孟學之解釋，可以略窺當代儒學思想之動向。第二節則對唐牟徐三先生思想與學術之同調及其異趣，加以比較析論。第三節探討唐牟徐三先生對孟子心性論所提出之不同解釋，並說明所以致此之原由。第四節則分析三氏對孟子政治思想之看法及其差異。第五節則就唐牟徐三先生的孟子學解釋之優劣短長略加評騰引申，並說明我們從當代儒家之孟學解釋中所獲得之啟示。

This essay explains (in Section A) how the contemporary trend of thought in China is best understood by understanding three representative thinkers?views on the Chinese pivotal thinker, Mencius. After (in Section B) making comparisons of their thrusts of thinking in general, the essay (in Section C) considers their differing views on Mencius?theory of the heartmind, followed by (in Section D) a consideration of their differing views on Mencius' political theory. Finally (in Section E) a brief assessment is made on their strengths and our task ahead which they pointed out via their weaknesses.