宋濂的史学思想

The Historical Theory of Song Lian

宋濂是明代"开国文人之首",在文学和史学上都有重要的贡献。宋濂在学术思想方面是宋元以来浙东学派的嫡传,重视学术的经世致用,且调和朱、陆之学的倾向;同时又有一定的释道二教的影响。宋濂的史学思想是既在天道观、认识论方面表现出明显的主观唯心主义的色彩,又在对历史治乱兴衰的解释中表现出浓厚的儒家政治伦理思想和实践理性的精神,这些特点构成了宋濂史学思想的丰富性和复杂性。

Song Lian, known as the leading theorist at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, made important contribution to both history and literature. He inherited the tradition of the East Zhejiang School, emphasized pragmatism, and had the inclination of harmonizing differences between Zhu Xi and Lu Jiuyuan. Meanwhile, he was influenced by Taoism and Buddhism to some extent. His historical theory showed subjective idealism on cosmology and epistemology on the one hand, and on the other hand represented strong political ethics of Confucianism and practical reason on the explanation of the rise and fall in history, which formed the richness and complexity of his theory.