“新民”与“心力”——20世纪初留日中国知识分子笔下的关键词研究

"New People" and "Will Power"

20世纪初留日中国知识分子笔下的关键词包含着中国近现代文化演变的诸多信息。“新民”、“心力”的出现则代表了一代学人试图改变现实、重新选择未来的实践方略。“新民”是中国知识分子在一个“列国竞争”的时代,从国家主义的立场出发所设计的民族改造理想;而“心力”则与西方意志主义思想相联系,体现了近代中国知识分子“自觉、坚韧、果敢”地选择现代化走向时强化意志的要求,与西方意志论思潮,特别是西方19世纪以后的唯意志论思想有着密切的联系。

The Keywords in the writings of the Chinese intellectuals studying in Japan in the early 20th century include abundant information about the changes of modern Chinese culture. The emergence of 'new people' and 'will power' indicate the planning of the scholars of a new generation who attempt to change the reality and choose the future. 'New people' is the ideal of national reformation which is designed by Chinese intellectuals in the position of nationalism during the time of state competition, while 'will power' is connected with the western will power concept. It shows that modern Chinese intellectuals' requests of strengthening will power when they choose the way of modernization with consciousness, tenacity and courage. These requests have a close relationship with western willpower concept, especially the concept after 19th century.