略论五四时期的东方文化思潮

On Oriental Cultural Schools of Thought in the Period of the May Forth Movement

五四时期的东方文化思潮肇端于“中体西用”论,国粹主义是其重要的思想资源。时代的焦虑和“西方的没落”使得东方文化思潮应运而起。出于对中国近代所走过的西化道路模式的痛切反省,它主张以东方文化之长解西方文化之弊,力图为中国寻求一条超越西方模式的健全的近代化道路。虽然东方文化思潮有着内在理论缺陷,但它在谋求中国传统文化向近代化的转型方面作出了有益的探索和宝贵的贡献。

The oriental cultural schools of thought in the period of May Forth Movement originated from a theory of Making Chinese things serve the west. Doctrine of the quintessence of Chinese culture constitutes its core. Worries about the times and the decline of the west make the oriental cultural schools of thought emerge as the times require. Reflecting deeply Chinas road of westernization in modern times, it advocates that abuses of western culture should be cleared up by the distillate of eastern culture to find for China a sound modern road which surpasses the western model. Although the oriental cultural schools of thought have flaws in theory, it still contributes a lot to China on its transition from traditional culture to modernization.