论戊戌时期湖南新旧派儒学观的分歧

The Controversy on Confucius between the Reform Group and the Conservative Group in Wuxu Period

对待儒学的态度不同,是引发戊戌变法时期湖南新旧之争的重要原因之一。激进维新派为了回应西方文化的侵略,同时也为了宣传变法思想,提出了“保教”的主张,并在恢复真孔教的名义下,对儒学进行了改造,体现出一种保教尊孔的精神。由此引发了青年学子对传统儒学价值的怀疑,造成了儒学信仰危机。保守派坚持对儒学传统的继承,维护儒学的知识体系———经学,体现出一种尊经翼教的思想。新旧两派儒学观的分歧,折射出儒学在近代社会变迁局势下的困境。

The controversy between the Reform Group and the Conservative Group in 1898 ,concentrated on Hunan, was mainly because of the different thoughts about Confucius. The Reform Group proposed that Confucius should be protected and the real Confucius should be recovered. They changed the Confucius so as to correspond with western culture and politics, caused the younger students＇ doubt of the traditional Confucius＇ value. The Conservative Group insisted on the supremacy of Confucius, opposed to conserve Confucius by means of merging it in western religions. They also criticized Kang You - wei＇ s interpretation about Confucius Classics, which was the basis of the thought of protecting Confucius. The controversy between the two Groups reflected the dilemma of Confucius in modern China.