简、帛《五行》研究述要

An Overview on the Study of Bamboo-Silk Wuxing

荀子关于思孟"五行"的问题是一个千古之谜。千百年来,众说纷纭,但这说到底还是一个文献不足的问题。帛书《五行》的出土重新激活了这个问题,信古派的学者试图以此重建一种思孟学派的历史,但是疑古派很快就在这个问题上与其势均力敌。让人始料未及的是竹简《五行》出土了,这让信古一派大受鼓舞,也吸引了更多的学者深入关注这个问题。简、帛《五行》的研究对传统文化研究来说有某种标本的意义。

Xunzi＇s question on Zisi-Mencius Wuxing Thought was an eternal conundrum which has no definitive answer for thousands of years. The unearthed Silk Books Wuxing refocuses people on this question. Some scholars who believe ancient Chinese books and history try to rebuild a history of Si-Meng School, while some other skeptics＇ idea was difficult for them. However, to everyone＇s surprise, the other text of Bamboo Slips IVuxing has been discovered. In this way, the history believed scholars were greatly inspired and more and more people pay much attention to this question. The research on Bamboo-Silk Wuxing to some extent plays an exemplary role for the study of traditional culture.