论胡适的文化使命感

On Hu Shi's Sense of Cultural Responsibility

中国现代知识分子的"文化使命感",作为社会上的广义的"仁人志士"通常所抱有的庞大的"社会责任感"的一个组成部分,具有相对独立的价值意义,其整体上的思想质地,既有现代性与传统的贯通,又有西学特色与民族文化要素的结合,属于中国现代思想文化史上的一种新气象。在20世纪以来的中国现代进步知识分子群体中,胡适是最有清醒的、自觉的和鲜明的"文化使命感"的一位,他对于"文化使命感"的反复提出(从"为国造因"到"再造文明")及其践行,实质乃是一种"文化报国",即从深沉的爱国主义立场出发,本着对世界文化潮流的把握,立足于中国的国情(包括文化国情),而立志以个体的社会文化活动,报效于民族和国家社会的进步与发展(尤其是整体的思想文化建设,又集中表现为提高国民思想文化素质)的一种可贵的努力。如果说有什么"胡适思想"的话,此即"胡适思想"的精髓;如果说有什么"胡适精神"的话,这同样是"胡适精神"的最具光彩、也最具深刻文化价值内涵的一面。其实际的社会影响,已经构成了当代中国的"从‘五四’开始形成的新文化传统"之一。

＂The sense of cultural responsibility＂ of Chinese modern intellectuals,as a part of ＂sense of social responsibility＂,has its relatively independent value meaning.Its basic thought is not only passed through modernity and tradition but also the combination of the specialty of western learning with the elements of Chinese national culture,which belongs to a new trend of the history of Chinese modern ideological culture.In the 20th century,Hu Shi was the most sober,most conscious and the brightest person with the sense of cultural responsibility among the progressive intellectuals group.His theory and practice of ＂the sense of cultural responsibility＂ was,in fact,＂the cultural service of the country＂ out of his stand of strong patriotism.If there was ＂Hu Shi Thought＂,this is the essence of Hu Shi Thought.If there was ＂Hu Shi Spirit＂,this is also the most profound cultural value in ＂Hu Shi Spirit＂.The social influence of Hu Shi has be composed of one of the new culture tradition since the May 4th movement.