谈王阳明的启蒙思想——兼及与“五四”启蒙文学的联系

On the Enlightening Thought of Wang Yangming and Its Ties with the Enlightening Literature of May Fourth Movement

王阳明是中国早期启蒙思想家,他的启蒙思想产生于孕育着资本主义萌芽时代的明代中叶,他的学说中关于批判传统、重视人的个性解放及平等、博爱的思想,都闪烁着启蒙思想的光辉。五四启蒙运动中高扬理性、提倡个性解放等理念,也应从王学中吸取养料。透过五四新文化运动重要一翼的五四新文学运动,可以发现其中的联系,尽管这种联系是不明显和不自觉的。

Wang Yangrning was the enlightening thinker in early China and his idea originates in the middle age of the Ming Dynasty. His ideas about critical tradition, emancipation of individual personality, equality and universal fraternity reflect the enlightening thought. The idea of highlighting rationality and advocating emancipation of individual personality in May Fourth enlightenment absorbs a lot from Wang School. Through the new Literature movement of May Fourth we can find out their relation though it is unobservable and unobvious.