明儒民族思想研究

Thoughts About Nation Among the Confucians in the Ming Dynasty

明儒民族思想内部分化非常严重,包容与排外共存。在国势强盛的时候,明儒普遍持宽容的民族思想,主张用文化沟通协调好民族关系;在国势衰弱的时候,则转向排外的大汉族主义,完全绝望于民族关系的可协调性。这种分裂可以说是明儒民族思想的最大特征。

The Ming confucians were quite divided in their thoughts about nation,some were tolerant,some were exclusive.When the country was strong,they were mostly tolerant,advocating the use of cultural exchange to coordinate relationships between nations and ethnic groups.When the country was weak,they tended to be exclusive Han chauvinist,despairing at possible coordination between nations.This is the predominant feature of the Ming confucians' thoughts about nation.