魏源《庸易通义》初探

On Wei yuan's Yongyitongyi

《易》与《中庸》是先秦思想文化的重要学术著作,它们既是古代哲人知慧的结晶,也是传统德性实践的箴言。魏源著述《庸易通义》,一方面,以《中庸》为立论观点,引证《易》学观点发挥《中庸》,目的是贯通二书的义理,比较二书立言宗旨并不矛盾,而且"《中庸》则专以《易》道发之",更阐释其一致性足以互通发明。另一方面,他认为"《中庸》发挥《易》道之诚",可谓精微广大,曲鬯旁通;籍以"用补苴先哲"。文章认为这种"补苴"过程,恰恰是显微无间,体用俱备地展示出儒学明体达用、利物厚生的经世致用特点。文章试从《庸易通义》的书名考释魏源著作该书的动机、目的,及所采用对比方法的可行性。

Yi and Zhongyong are two of the important academic works on the thoughts and culture in the pre-Qin period.They are the fruits of the wise ancient philosophers as well as the proverbs of the practice of the traditional virtues.On the one hand,Yongyitongyi by Wei Yuan bases its points on Zhongyong and cites the points in Yi to express Zhongyong in order to have a thorough knowledge of the argumentations of the two books.There is not any contradiction of the two books.On the other hand,Wei Yuan thinks that honesty is explained in Zhongyong based on Yi is a good example.It reveals the Confucianism thoughts of ＂Practical statecraft＂.This paper intends to probe into Wei Yuan＇s motivation,purpose goal of his writing this book and discuss the possibility of using the comparative methods.