东学西渐与东化——为《东方论坛》“东学西渐”栏目而作

The Dissemination of Oriental Learning and Easternization

青岛大学《东方论坛》准备开设一个新的栏目“东学西渐” ,我觉得这个栏目开得好 ,开得适逢其时。我愿意写一篇文章谈谈对这一问题的看法。我一向特别重视文化交流问题 ,既主张拿来主义 ,也主张送去主义 ,对中国与外国的文化交流 ,我的基本观点是“拿来”与“送去”。就目前来说 ,我们对西方文化和外国文化 ,当然要重视“拿来”。但我们不能只讲西化 ,不讲“东化”。“东化”这个词是我发明的。根据历史事实 ,在中西文化交流史上 ,“东学西渐”从未中断过 ,我认为 2 1世纪应该是“东化”的世纪 ,东方文化将取代西方文化在世界上占统治地位。以东方文化为主导 ,吸收西方文化中的精华 ,从而把人类文化推向一个更高的阶段。我希望这个栏目能够吸引更多的学者参加 ,希望把这个栏目办好 。

The Oriental Forum, journal of Qingdao University, is to start a column “Dissemination of Oriental Learning”, which, in my opinion, is a good idea put into practice at the right time. I am willing to say something about what I think. I have been paying special attention to cultural exchange, maintaining that culture should be exchanged in the spirit of both bringing in and sending over. As for exchanges between Chinese and western cultures, my basic point remains the same. For the time being, we should lay more emphasis on “brining in” in dealing with west or foreign culture. But we have no reason to ignore “easternization”, which is my coinage, while following “westernization”. Tracing historical facts has proved that in the history of Chinese and west culture exchange, the dissemination of oriental learning has never stopped. I consider the 21st century as that of “easternization”, through which oriental culture will take over the dominant position held by west culture in the world. Oriental culture will take the lead and take in the quintessence of west culture.