理雅各英译“崇德辨惑”辨--以哲学诠释学的视域

Argument on “How Virtue was to be Exalted,and Delusions to be Discovered” Translated by James Legge: From the Perspective of Philosophical Hermeneutics

在哲学诠释学的视域中,理雅各英译《论语》的选词问题,就是理解本身的问题。理雅各以delusions释"崇德辨惑"之"惑",使"惑"之意义在由本文内容所传介的意义域之内,获得了一种人性论意义上的理解,从而诠释了圣人"所辨何惑"的问题;以first principles释"主忠信",实则举本统末,不仅立积徳之基,而且定辨惑之方。在翻译之外,理雅各以"他者"身份对中国经典的理解,一方面使得圣人言语显出一种特有的新活力;另一方面,经由这样一种新的"互视"和"交谈"模式,我们也可以发现中国在世界历史和思想谱系中的位置。

In the perspective of Gadamer＇s philosophical hermeneutics, the words selection of English version of The Analects by James Legge is actually an issue of understanding itself. About the transla- tion to ＂how virtue was to be exalted , and delusions to be discovered,＂ only Legge selects delusions to interpret the ＂惑＂, which makes the meaning of ＂delusions＂ to obtain a sense of human nature with- in the meaning domain released by the contents of this article, thus explaining the issue of ＂what delu- sions clarified by the Confucius;＂ he also uses ＂first principles＂ to interpret ＂主忠信＂, which is actual- ly to guiding the concrete according to ontology, not only laying the foundation for cultivation of vir- tue, but also identifying the direction of discovering delusions. Beyond the translation, Legge＇s under- standing of Chinese classics as the identity of ＂others＂, on the one hand, makes the Analects showing a unique new vitality; on the other hand, through such a new Intercultural Dialogue, we can also ＂dis- cover the China＇s position in the world history and ideological genealogy. ＂