西汉楚元王家族学术文化传统探论

The Academic Tradition of the Chuyuanwang Family in the Western Han Dynasty

西汉楚元王家族的学术文化传统始自刘交,终于刘向刘歆,代代相传,历久不断,对汉代政治、学术的影响深刻巨大。楚元王家族在学术文化上的突出之处,在于积极崇尚经学的前提下又有着多元的学术取向。刘向刘歆父子的治学道路,深受家族传统的影响,逐步并出色地完成了西汉后期以今文经学为主导,融会诸子百家的历史任务,同时也推动了古文经学派的显著发展。楚元王家族总体的学术倾向,大体从一个方面反映了西汉学术文化的变迁。另一方面,楚元王家族身为宗室,又深深介入西汉中后期的政治斗争,从而形成学政结合的特点,以学辅主的强烈政治色彩发挥出前所未有的惊人影响力。综观整个西汉学术大势,与其他盛极中绝或无以为继的藩王学术相较而言,楚元王家族堪称西汉学术文化第一世家。

The academic tradition of the Chuyuanwang family in the Western Han Dynasty,which was first began from LIU Jiao,from generation to generation,had important impact on the political and academic activities of the Western Han Dynasty.This academic tradition ended in LIU Xiang and LIU Xin.Aside from the achievement of the studies in Confucian classics,the success of this family also relied on the diversities of knowledge of various schools.The academic tendencies of Chuyuanwang family also reflected the changes of the Western Han Dynasty culture and academic trend.On the other hand,Chuyuanwang family got involved in the political struggles of the Western Han Dynasty.This was especially true in the political conflict in the latter part of the Western Han Dynasty.To make a comprehensive survey of the academic field of the Western Han Dynasty,Chuyuanwang family was the optimal academic and learned family in the Dynasty.