学术批评不能置学术规范于不顾——就《东坡词笺注补正》答陈永正

Academic Criticism Should Not Regardless of the Academic Norms: Response to Chen Yongzheng Concerning the Supplemented Commentary of Dongpo's Ci Poems

陈永正《东坡词笺注补正》一文,对包括拙著《东坡词编年笺证》在内的三种东坡词笺注进行了批评,其中主要条目是对拙著的批评。遗憾的是,经过逐条细检,发现陈文的大部分"补正"都有硬伤:或释词时随便改变本意;或不顾语境以及全篇;或释典而忘义;或因对典章制度与人文风俗的陌生而导致误解;或对事实真伪的考订仅凭臆测;或任意阉割与歪曲别人的著作;甚至直接指人为误却不论证何以误。本文对此分类驳证,一方面列出资料凭读者按断,而更重要的则是期望建立一种严谨的学术风气与严正的学术规范。

In his Supplemented Commentary of Dongpo＇ s Ci Poems, Chen Yongzheng has criticized three versions of commentated Dongpo Ci Poems, including my Chronological Comments on Dongpo＇ s Ci Poems, which is his main target. However, by careful checking, we can find that there are substantial errors in most of Chen＇ s supplements, such as arbitrarily changing the original meanings ; neglecting the context of the whole work; explaining the classics regardless of their implications; misunderstanding due to his unfamiliarity to the historical customs and institutions; verifying facts only based on supposing; arbitrarily castrating and distorting others＇ works; and even simply blaming others without any argument. In this paper I am refuting Chen＇ s arti- cle according to the above categories with references for our readers to make a judgment, and more important- ly, expecting to establish a serious academic style and rigid academic norms.