出土文献可以改写思想史吗?

Could excavated documents rewrite the history of thoughts?

由于20世纪70年代以来与中国古代思想史研究相关之出土资料大量问世,"出土文献将改写中国思想史"的说法一度频繁见诸报刊。这究竟是一个严肃的命题,还是一个供媒体使用的口号,应予以审视和评价。出土文献的确为改写中国思想史创造了条件,提供了可能性,但由于出土文献自身的局限性以及出土文献研究的复杂性,使其所能发挥的作用受到限制,不经过长期的、艰苦的文本整理和复原,不能轻易用出土文献来改写中国思想史。出土文献和传世文献的研究方法有相通之处,不应轻易否定传统的研究思路和方法。"二重证据法"是一个不言自明的前提,没有多少可以指导具体研究的方法论成分。对"二重证据法"的过度推崇,滋长了轻率、粗糙的学风,导致了研究方法的简单化。

Because of the emergence of a large number of excavated documents related to the history of thoughts in ancient China since the 1970s, the statement that ＂excavated documents will rewrite the history of Chinese thoughts＂ has been frequently seen in the press. It should be examined and estimated as to whether that is a serious proposition, or just a sensational slogan for the media. Excavated documents do create conditions and possibilities for rewriting the history of Chi nese thoughts in the long run, yet their effect is bound to be restricted owing to their own limitations and the complexity of their study, thus we cannot rewrite the history of Chinese thoughts easily by the excavated documents without long and arduous textual rehabilitation and study, There is something in common in the research method of excavated documents and the passed-down documents, and the traditional approach and method should not be denied lightly. ＂The method of dual evidence＂ is only a self-evident prerequisite, which doesn＇t contain much methodology for concrete study. Excessive esteem for ＂the method of dual evidence＂ has engendered an indiscreet academic atmosphere, resulting in some simplistic research method.