“纯粹的历史”如何可能——从雅斯贝尔斯关于“历史”的观念说起

How Is the Pure History Possible— Speaking From Jaspers' s Concept of“History”

人从本质上说是一种"精神性的存在"。作为人之精神性存在的历史,称为"纯粹历史"。人类由于有"自我认同"的需要而使纯粹历史成为可能。纯粹历史不是以往人类历史上的种种活动与事件的客观记载,而是关于人的精神性存在之真实叙事。纯粹历史区别于通常的历史在于它是关于人的"自我认识"的历史。纯粹历史以人类生活之意义作为历史验检之尺度,其叙事标准是历史中的"道义";纯粹历史坚持历史之"未完成性",人类历史之前景在于人类自己。

In essence, human being is a ＂ spiritual existence＂. We call the history of human spiritual existence the ＂pure history＂. The human being has the instinct of ＂self-identity＂ which makes the pure history possible. The pure history is not the objective records of various activities and events of mankind in the past, but the real narrative about mankind＇s spiritual existence. The pure history distinguishes itself from the usual history is that it is the history about mankind＇s ＂self-awareness＂. The pure history makes the meanings of human life as the scale of historical examination and its narrative standard is the ＂morality and justice＂ in the history. The pure history adheres to the ＂unfinished nature＂ of history, and the prospects of human history depends on mankind itself.