关于康有为著《大同书》“倒填年月”的商榷

Discussion on "counting down the dates" in Kang Youwei's A Book of Great Harmony

康有为撰著《大同书》“倒填年月”问题,是近半个世纪以来的一桩学术公案。攻之者说有,辩之者说无,聚讼纷纭,莫衷一是。近年有人写了大量文章和专著,企图钉死康有为撰写《大同书》作伪,否定《大同书》的民主性与进步性。但事实上,《大同书》的写作过程是漫长而清晰的,所谓《大同书》“倒填成书年月”一说,纯属无中生有的不实之词,它不仅制造了一桩学术“冤案”,而且长期误导了对《大同书》的正确理解和评价。《大同书》是中华民族的优秀文化遗产,康有为构想的“大同世界”,其美妙程度不亚于西方人虚构的“乌托邦”和“太阳城”,代表一个时代的理论思维方式,是一种历史的产物,无端指责《大同书》“倒填年月”是一种民族文化虚元主义的学术倾向。

If Kang Youwei counted down the dates in his A Book of Great Harmony is an academic sensational affair in nearly 50 years. In recent years, people wrote many articles and books to try to prove that the book is fabricated, so as to negate its democracy and progressing. But in fact, the writing process is long and clear. The so-called 'counting down the dates' is purely fictitious. These false statements not only made an academic unjust case, but also mistakenly affected people' s understanding and appraising to this book. A Book of Great Harmony is an excellent cultural heritage of Chinese nation. The conception of'great harmony world' in the book can be compared favorably with the 'Utopia' in the west; it represents the mode of theoretical thinking of the times.