胡适的“科学情结”与新红学的“科学方法”——论新红学的价值取向及其得失

Scientific Complex of Hu Shi and Scientific Approach of the New Redology: A Study of the Value Proposition,Gain and Loss of the New Redology

研究《红楼梦》的作者问题和本子问题,不是为了进一步研究《红楼梦》的"思想""艺术",而是借此向广大的中国人输入科学精神、科学方法。这就是胡适的"科学情结",这就是胡适创立新红学的目的。为了推广"科学方法",所以胡适只关心那些可以考证的内容,即曹家的历史和版本的历史。他对于《红楼梦》的核心——大观园,这个显然是虚构出来的世界,不是不知道,却总是避而不谈。不能用"科学方法"来研究的对象,在胡适看来是没有讨论价值的。胡适所创立的新红学,其长处和短处均由此可见。

To study the author of Dream of Red Mansions and work itself, is not to study the thoughts and art of the work, but to introduce scientific attitudes and scientific approaches, which is Hu Sbig Scientific Complex and the objective of establishing the New Redology. To promote scientific approaches, Hu Shi focused on what can be testified, such as the history of Cao family and that of the version. He avoided the key to the work, The Grand Sight Garden（大观园 ）, which he knew was fictional. He considered it worthless to study what could not prove true by scientific approach, hence the strengths and weaknesses of Hu Shig New Redoloa-v.