论韩柳——韩柳哲学、政治、文学观之比较

HAN YU AND LIU ZONG-YUAN——A Contrastive Study of Their Philosophical,Political and Literary Ideas

韩愈、柳宗元同是中晚唐学界哲人,官场名宦,文坛巨子。在哲学上韩、柳互为论敌;政治上则有同异;文学上同为“古文运动”主将。韩、柳同开宋明学术之先河,韩愈推明“道统”,抵制佛教,巩固封建统治,符合当时统治者需要,其历史影响大于柳宗元。但柳宗元之哲学观和政治观又有长于韩愈。

Han Yu and Liu Zong-yuan were the two celebrated philosophers, government officials and men of literary renown in the middle and late Tang dynasty. In terms of philosophical points of view, they differed vastly from each other. In terms of politics, they have different ideas while they shared something in common. In literature, they were the leading figures in advocating the style of Chinese prose used in Qin and Han dynasties （about 221 B. C.-220 A. D. ）. The two were forerunners of Neo-confucianism. But Han Yu was more influential, as he strongly defended the Confucian orthodoxy and resisted Buddhism, which met the ruling class＇s needs to consolidate their rule. Liu Zong-yuan, however, excelled Han Yu in philosophical and political notions.