试析胡适的中西文化观

胡适是中国现代史上最有影响力的思想家和学者之一 ,他承认西方文化的长处 ;他相信 ,不同质的文化在本质上是有同一性的 ,并提倡以开放的态度对待中西文化 ,认为只有这样才会产生一种适合新世界和新时代的文化。可惜 ,他的观点往往被误解 ,被说成是否定传统、不要祖宗的“全盘西化”。本文认为 ,胡适一生都在努力沟通中西文化 ,希望新一代的中国人 ,在总结自己传统的基础上 ,吸收世界的新文化。如果我们撇开先入为主的成见 ,在胡适这里 ,或许可以得到许多处理今天的文化冲突时可以借鉴的东西。

HuShi is one of the most influential thinkers and scholars in Chinese modern history. He accepted the merit of western cultures and believed that a heterogeneous culture had homogeneity in nature. He also advocated that, if Chinese and Western cultures were treated openly, a culture adaptive to the new world and new times would be shaped. Unfortunately, instead of being understood properly, his viewpoints have always been mistaken as Total Westernization discarding tradition and ancestry. This paper holds that Hu Shi devoted his life to the communication between Western and Chinese cultures and hoped that Chinese of the new generation could absorb the world's new culture based on summing up their own tradition. Leaving aside the ingrained prejudice, we may learn a lot from HuShi for reference when we handle the current cultural conflict.