宋代经学变古的几个问题

Several Questions about the Reform of Classics Studies in Song Dynasty

所谓宋代“经学变古”,即宋学变汉学之“古”。经学变古的内容主要包括三个方面:经学观念的转变、经学解释方法的革命、经学怀疑思潮的兴起。通过经学变古,宋儒建立起一套与汉唐传注之学不同的新的经学范式———宋学。

The reform, as a historical process, experienced a quite long period. It was not suddenly established in the Qingli years of North Song Dynasty. The Reform of Classics Studies in Song Dynasty contains three aspects as described below： Firstly, the attitudes on the Classics Studies were changed. The second aspect of the Classics Studies Reform is the revolution of the commentary method of the Classics Studies. The third aspect of the Reform is that an academic trend to doubt and modify the classic text began. The trend of doubt in the Classics Studies of the Song Dynasty can be understood to consist of two layers and four stages of time. Through reforming the old Classics Studies, the Song scholars established a new form of classics studies, called the Song Studies, a form different from the Han and Tang classic commentary studies.