《初使泰西记》中的西方科技与中国思想

Western Science and Technology vs.Chinese Thoughts in Zhigang's Chu Shi Taixi Ji

在《初使泰西记》中,最醒目的是关于西方科技和制器的记述。志刚的洋务派的政治意识,使他对西方科技做了注重实用的考察,但是,由于中国传统思想的干扰,他对西方科技发生了种种曲解。造成这种情况的主要原因,在于志刚缺乏接受西方科学的知识框架,同时又受到了同治时代中西关系的不利影响。

Abstract： Westem science and technology are a most conspicuous issue dealt in Zhigang＇ s Chu Sift Taixi Ji （An Account of the First Diplomatic Mission to the Great West）. Despite his vigorous investigation of Western science and technology, owing to his political stand of the Western Affairs Faction, Zhigang makes various misunderstandings about them. These misunderstandings, which lead to his wrong picture of Western science and technology, can be attributed to his traditional Chinese thoughts, his limited knowledge to comprehend the Western science, and the Sino - Western relationship in the time of Emperor Tongzhi.