“合”与“分”——论中西方文化根本精神之比较

“Harmony”and“Differentiation” ——On the Comparison of the Fundamental Spirit between Chinese Culture and Western Culture

"合"与"分"构成了中西方文化精神的根本差别。中国文化注重在统一中,从"合"的角度看问题;而西方文化则善于在分化、对立中把握世界。从思维方式、自然观、社会观到人生观,"合"与"分"的不同和差别始终贯于中西文化的对比之中。

Harmony and differentiation constitute the essential differences ofthe fundamental spirit between Chinese cuhure and western culture spirit. Chinese culture focus on unity from the perspective of harmony;However, western culture is good at grasping the world from the per- spe the ctive of differentiation and conflict. From the way of thinking, natural view, social view and view of life, difference of harmony and differentiation is always consistent in the comparison between Chinese and Western culture.