论刘咸炘的国学观念与学术思想

On Liu Xian-xin's Idea of National Studies and Academic Mind

刘咸炘是中国近世学术史上罕见的天才,他承传家学,以史学见长,又吸收了西学,长期志于国学的研究和著述,建立了一个宏伟的学术体系。他认为国学与科学不同,具有综合的学术性质,四部书相连,不可划疆而治;并指明"事实考证"与专门学科的关系。他认为国学的目的是"以事明理",用于指导人们的社会实践。他长于史学与思辨相结合的方法,故著述以史学本体研究和理论探索为特点。刘咸炘吸收了新学,但本质上仍属于旧学的范围,虽然他在探索着国学研究的新道路。我们从其著述的广博和所达到的学理高度来看,刘咸炘不愧为蜀中的国学大师。

Liu Xian-xin is an unusual genius in modem Chinese academic history. He not only inherits traditional Chinese culture, particularly history, but also absorbs western learning and combines it into his study, His study and writing have constituted a magnificent learning system, which shows the differences between traditional Chinese culture and modem science, the relation between ＂textual researches of facts＂ and certain disciplines. He points out that traditional Chinese culture means to ＂demonstrate truth with evidence＂, which may guide people＇s practice. He proves himself a master of traditional Chinese culture in Siehuan with his width of writing and.height of study,