试论《周易》的原初意义与现代意义

On the original and modern significance of Zhouyi

文章首先阐述了考察《周易》价值的方法,然后运用这一方法全面考察了《周易》的原初意义与现代意义。作者认为,《周易》的产生标志着中华民族抽象思维能力的关键性跃迁;《周易》的内容折射着当时的自然、社会和人文状况,记载着古代先民对于当时复杂的自然、社会和人生问题的特别关注与初步思考;《周易》的人生智慧和行为原则,反映着趋利避害和预见未来的价值取向;《周易》的思维方式汇集着当时的思维工具和认识方法,表达着最初的终极关怀和哲学意识。而《周易》所提供的始源性材料,有助于我们从根源性上来把握中华文化及其当代特点;易学史的演变与发展则为我们更好地把握历史文化发展进程提供了重要的思想资料;《周易》所表达的人生智慧和思维方式对于当今人类把握现实与面向未来也具有极为重要的启示和借鉴意义。

The paper at first elaborated the method of examining the value of Zhouyi,and then took advantage of the method to give an overall investigation on Zhouyi's original and modern significance. The author holds: the emergence of Zhouyi marked a key forward leap of the ab-straction ability of Chinese nation; the contents of Zhouyi reflected the natural,social and hu-manistic circumstance at that time,recorded ancient sages' special concern and primary consid-eration on the complicated natural,social and life issues at that time; Zhouyi's wisdom for life and principles for action reflected its value orientation of tending towards advantage to avoid harm and towards future prediction;Zhouyi's thinking method gathered tools for thinking and methods for acknowledgement at that time, and indicated the ancient sages' primary ultimate concerns and philosophical consciousness. The original materials Zhouyi offered are helpful tous to master traditional Chinese culture and its characteristic from its root and origin; while, the development of the history of I Ching learning supplied important materials of thought for us to grasp the course of the historical and cultural development;the life wisdom and thinking mode indicated by Zhouyi are significant and inspiring for modern human to face the reality and keep the future in view.