严复晚年思想变与不变的历史学分析——以其政治、文化观变迁为中心

Historycal Analysis of Yan Fu' Variable or Invariable in His Later Years——Focusing on changes of his political and cultural views

开中国近代中西文化比较之滥觞的严复。其一生思想、尤其是晚年思想的变与不变始终引人注目又备有争议。从作为严复思想突出表现的政治观与文化观来看,晚年严复在呈现出渐趋"回归传统"的历史性表象变化(政治思想与激进主流相左;文化关注重心逐步转移)之外,更多的则是其继续进行"中西比较"的不变(政治思想内核未变、始终围绕整合、融通中西文化的主旨未变)。学贯中西的知识构成与独特经历、贯穿一生的爱国激情及其历史观"渐进主义进化论"的规定与制约等因素,共同决定了严复晚年及其一生思想变中未变,不变是主流。

Yan Fu,the beginner of the comparison of the culture between contemporary China and west causes striking controversy concerning the idea of variable and invariable especially in his later years.Seen from the outstanding political and cultural views of Yan Fu Thought,he continued his invariability about the comparison between China and west apart from his idea of historic changes in appearance--＂ Returning to Tradition＂.The knowledge composition and unique experience throughout his life,his patriotic passion all his life plus the requirements and constraints factors of political view ＂Evolutionary gradualism＂ determine his mainstream - - invariability throughout his life.