意界中的“留白”——再论中国语言与中国传统哲学思维方法

On Chinese Language and Chinese Traditional Philosophical Thinking Method:Blank-leaving in Meaningful Word

语言与思维的关系一直是哲学领域的重要命题。对这个命题的理解,不仅影响到对中国传统哲学思想的解读,也影响到中国哲学学科的未来发展。在西方语言和科学思维方法的观照下,中西文化语境的不同所产生的语言定位、功能、方法、目的、思想上的差异得到了更清晰的呈现,中国尚象、重意和体用兼备等传统思维方法影响了中国语言的形成及衍变,而中国语言的特性又推动了中国传统哲学重形象、重整体、重意界中的"留白"等非线性思维方法的成熟和发展。

The relationship between language and the way of thinking is always an important topic in the realm of philosophy. It is important to understand this proposition, which affects not only the interpretation of Chinese traditional philosophy, but also the future development of Chinese philosophy discipline. In the view of western language and scientific thinking methods, Chinese and Western cultural differences have produced different views in the field of language such as language localization, functions, methods, purpose, thinking and so on. Chinese thinking method emphasizes ＂Xiang＂ and meaning , and combines ontology and function. These characteristics influence the creation and development of the language. On the other side, the characteristics of China language have promoted the maturity of Chinese traditional philosophy.