蔡元培由翰林转变为民主革命家的思想动因论析

The Ideological Reasons of Cai Yuanpei from the Member of Imperial Academy to Democratic Revolutionist

蔡元培由封建翰林转变为民主革命家,不是偶然的。其缘由包含着复杂的社会历史背景与思想动因。后者如传统经世致用思想、反封建专制主义的民主思想和西方达尔文进化论和社会达尔文主义等资产阶级社会政治学说等等,为其摆脱封建传统旧思想观念的束缚而投身反清民主革命提供了有力的思想武器。由蔡元培的思想激变,可以管窥近代中国进步知识分子走上民主革命道路的心路历程。

The paper is about the ideological＂ bases of Cai Yuanpei＇ s democratic revolution ideology. Under the historical background of the more and more serious national crisis, the traditional ＂Jingshi＂ ideology and the Principle of Democracy of anti-feudal provide the ideological conditions that impel CaiYuanpei to join the antifeudal revolution. In the meantime, the Darwinism and Social Darwinism supply him the theoretical foundation. By Cai Yuan ideological violent change, may be in charge of to go to the heart road course of last democratic revolutionary road.