求是与致用——读《訄书》(重订本)学术史诸篇

ZHANG Tai-yan between the Learning and the Reality

当代学界对传统学术史的清理 ,很多仍以章太炎为起点。章太炎《訄书》 (重订本 )学术史诸篇几乎可以看成一部简明中国学术史 ,对它的再认识 ,有助于我们了解中国学术史 ,也有助于我们认识章太炎。在《訄书》 (重订本 )中 ,章太炎保持着乾嘉学派“实事求是”的优良传统 ,同时对现实的殷切关注 ,他又借清理学术史而批判现实 ,有着极强的“经世致用”的倾向 ,这两方面使其学术史研究呈现出了异常复杂的面貌。

ZHANG Tai-yan was the jump-off place of the contemporary academic study.His Qiushu was almost a Concise Chinese academic history.He kept Qian-jia school's practical and realistic tradition,also attended to reality.He criticized society by studying Chinese academic history,which showed that he had strong care for reality.It was helpful to our understanding Chinese academic history by re-studying Qiushu.