略论现代新儒家对中西文化关系认知的三种范式

Three Paradigms of the Relationship between Chinese Culture and Western Culture on Modern Neo-Confucianism

现代新儒家理论体系的构建与思想内容的创新是以中西文化关系为"场域"进行的,对儒学现代化问题的探索也是在如何认知中西文化关系中展开的。他们对中西文化关系的认知分为三个阶段,形成三种范式:第一代新儒家认为中西文化关系是涵摄关系,实现现代化的途径是以儒学的态度接受和改造西方文化,其思维方式是线性相续思维;第二代新儒家主张中西文化关系是贯通关系,实现儒学现代化的途径是儒家心性之学开出民主和科学的新外王,其思维方式是两两对列思维;当代新儒家主张中西文化关系是对话关系,实现儒学现代化的途径是在"共同意识"的基础上重申儒学的德行伦理和人文精神,其思维方式是"理一分殊"思维。

The modern neo-Confucianism＇s construction of theory system and the innovation of idea are discussed in the field of the relationship between Chinese culture and Western culture,including the problem of the Confucian Modernity.They divide the relationship into three stages and three paradigms.The first generation of Neo-confucianists considers that Chinese culture can contain Western culture,and the approach of modernization is to accept and reconstruct according to Confucian attitude.Their thinking mode is consecutive like as a line.The second generation considers that Chinese culture can associate with Western culture,and the approach of modernization is to develop the Democracy and Science from the Confucian philosophy of mind.Their thinking mode is parataxis relation.The contemporary Neo-confucianists consider the connection between Chinese culture and Western culture is a mode of dialogue,and the approach is to re-understand the Confucian virtue ethic and humanism spirit on the basis of common consciousness.Their thinking mode is one principle and many manifestations.