现代中国语境中的“马克思”与“孔夫子”(上)--兼论传统的人文维度及其意义

"Marx" and "Confucius" in the Context of Contemporary China:Concurrently Discussion of the Humanistic Dimension of Tradition and Its Significances (Part I)

Today, "Marx" is acting as the most incontrovertible symbol of the new ideology on Chinese Mainland, and "Confucius" is being thought highly by the official and the folk again. The coexistence of Marx and Confucius means some sort of compromise between modernism and tradition. Actually, even in the last century’s counter-tradition period, the Chinese still did not walk out of the tradition. The sinicization of Marxism must depend on the apparent or subtle influence of Confucianism. Even if the tradition is being most universally propagated, it still can not be absolutely dominant. Looking at the actual China, we can see that, besides the theme consisting of Marxism and Confucius, the western liberalism and various religions, which are both from the mainland and abroad, are playing important roles too. It just shows that China is becoming a modern country and will keep its own cultural characteristics chronically. In the "post-tradition" society, tradition is still playing an import role.