中西比较视野下的“象思维”——回归原创之思

The "Image Thought" in the View of Comparison between the Western and the Oriental—Return to the Primitive Thinking

"象思维"是对中国传统思维方式基本内涵和特征的概括。这种思维方式是由中国思想文化最高理念的性质即非实体性所决定的。与西方由其实体性最高理念所决定的理性的逻辑的概念思维方式不同,"象思维"不像西方那样是主客二元、对象化、现成的思维模式,而是整体直观、非对象性、非现成的。西方理性的逻辑的概念思维方式是实现现代化所必须的,但其异化形态如唯科学主义等也带来严重的负面效应。"象思维"是比理性的逻辑的概念思维更加基础和本原性的思维方式,具有"原发创生性"和保持动态整体平衡的特性。"象思维"与概念思维可以互补而不能替代。

'Image thought' is a summary for the basic contents and features of Chinese traditional thinking mode. This kind of thinking mode is determined by the nature of the highest belief of Chinese cultural thoughts, i.e., non-substantive. Different from the Western thinking mode determined by substantive highest belief, 'Image thought' is not a thinking mode of being dual (of both subject and object), objective and existent, but a thinking mode of being directly perceived, non-objective and non-existent. Western thinking mode with rational and logical concepts is essential to modernization, but its alienation such as scientism and so on has serious negative effects. 'Image thought' is a thinking mode which is more fundamental and original than the rational and logical concepts, so is has the feature of being 'original creative' and keeping dynamic and overall balance. 'Image thought' and concept thinking is complementary, but not substitutional to each other.