在中国的历史脉动中求真——沟口雄三的学术世界

Searching the Truth in the Pulse of Chinese History:Yuzo Mizoguchi's World of Learning

与通常的使用理论表述结构设想并完成体系性论述的方式不同,沟口是用具体的经验研究推进他的结构性思考的。但与一般经验研究局限于一点或者泛泛而论地随自然时间叙述不同,沟口在长时段的历史时间中挑选了若干个关键时刻作为着眼点,并对这些点上的问题进行深入开掘,这些点之间的内在联系构成了他所思考的中国思想史结构,它们相互缠绕、纠结,沟口把这种关系称之为中国历史的"基体",却基本上不把重点放在对于"基体"的正面论述上。他最下功夫的是深入展开他所开掘的若干问题群,这些问题群透射着中国思想史的关节点,而这些关节点均处在历史剧烈变动的时期,因此可以说,沟口的中国思想史是在研究这些问题群高度变动的脉络及其内在动力。

Unlike other theoretical and systematic approaches, Yuzo Mizoguchi＇s is characterized by the solid foundation of his concrete and experiential researches. Unlike those experiential researches which are often limited to a certain point and content with superficial surveys, Yuzo Mizoguchi＇s takes into account a long stretch of history and select a few critical moments in it for deep exploration. The connection between these critical moments or points have become for him the structure of Chinese thought history, making what he calls the ＂foundation＂ of Chinese history. However, he does not focus himself on this ＂foundation＂. Rather, he takes great pains to explore a group of questions which reflect the critical points of philosophical development in the greatest turmoil of Chinese history. It is the study of this group of questions, their changing logic and inner dynamics, that characterizes Yuzo Mizoguchi＇s researches on Ch）nese thought history.