徐复观对《淮南子》的解释

On Xu Fuguan's Interpretation of Huainanzi

徐复观先生在解释《淮南子》时多有创见:(1)刘安在帝室中是"二世含冤"的一系,他的"谋反"实是朝廷的诬陷;(2)刘安及其宾客是在危惧深迫的心态下同著《淮南子》,他们以浮夸瑰玮的语言,表达其烦冤悲愤之情和追求独立自由的心愿;(3)《淮南子》是以儒道两家思想为主的"杂家",道家并不是汉初的黄老新道家,而是老庄的原始道家,《庄子》思想尤占有突出的地位。徐先生的解释表现出两个基本的性格:一是从解释的内容来看,他突出了西汉大一统的专制政治对刘安及其宾客的压制和打击;二是在解释方法上,他把抽象的思想与活生生的时代以及具体的生命紧密结合起来。

Xu Fuguan offers a number of creative ideas in his interpretation of Huainanzi. First, he testifies that Liu＇an was slandered to have betrayed the Han imperial government. Second, Liu＇an and his hangers-on wrote the book in grievously indignant mood, which naturally finds expression in the book. Third, Huainanzi is an eclectic combination of different schools of thoughts, especially Confucianism and Taoism, with ideas of Zhuangzi occupying a prominent place. Xu Fuguan is ingenious in combining abstract ideas and concrete life experiences of Liu＇ an and his contemporaries in showcasing the repressive crackdown on Liu＇ an from the Han Authoritarian government.