也说“求放心”说与百回本《西游记》大旨——兼与石钟扬先生商榷

"Ease Theory" and Motif of the 100-Chapter A Journey to the West:A Discussion with Mr.Shi Zhongyang

自《西游记》于明代中后期问世以来,从心学角度探求作品之大旨成为《西游记》研究的主线,且在当代仍有广泛的影响。石钟扬先生提出谢肇淛"求放心"说有违《西游记》大旨的疑问,对于深入认识《西游记》有一定的启示意义,但在立论和证据方面存在着诸多偏颇,对心学与《西游记》的关系、"求放心之喻"的主题观似不能作彻底的否定。

Since A Journey to the West came into being in the late Ming Dynasty, philosophy of the mind has become the main method of exploring its motif with great influence in contemporary China. This paper questions the validity of ＂Ease Theory＂ put forward by Xie Zhaozhi in the Ming Dynasty for its contradiction to the motif of the novel. Enlightening as it is in better understanding the novel, his theory is full of biases in argumentation. As a matter of fact, the relationship between the philosophy of the mind and A Journey to the West and the theme explained by ＂Ease Theory＂ are unlikely to be denied.