尚礼与尚力——中西文化精神论纲之一

Advocating Etiquette or Strength:an Introduction to Chinese and Western Cultural Spirit(Part One)

中国传统文化精神是"尚礼"精神,西方传统文化精神是"尚力"精神。礼文化是中华五千年文化的主体。"力"是唯一将西方文化三要素构成一体并且传承不断的文化精神。"尚礼"精神作为一种传统精神,至今仍具有强大生命力和重大现实意义。"尚力"文化已经发展到自己的一个高峰时期,它所造成的三大人类危机——环境危机、战争危机和人的精神危机,已经到了无以复加的程度。因此,21世纪应该是"尚礼"和"尚力"两种文化精神或者说是文化价值观念对立互补的世纪。

The traditional Chinese cultural spirit is one that advocates etiquette,while the Western cultural spirit is one that advocates strength.Etiquette culture is the main body of China＇s five-thousand culture.＂Strength＂ is the spirit that integrates the three elements of Western culture and hands down them.The spirit that advocates etiquette,as a traditional spirit,still has strong vitality and great practical significance.The culture that advocates strength has boomed presently and it has brought extreme crises of environment,war and human spirit.Therefore,the 21st century is a century in which the cultural spirits or cultural values of advocating etiquette and strength oppose and complement.