从“镜子说”的本质看中西文化之根

On the Roots of Chinese and Western Cultures from the Essences of "Mirror Theory"

本文由中西"镜子说"两条线索的演变过程开始,而后层层深入至对其本质的归纳研究,最后总结到对中西两种文化的溯源。本文在揭示中西两种"镜子观"本质的过程中,先从小见大,再由大及小。从宗教及传统思想的区别分析中西文化之根的差异对于之后文论与文学的深刻影响。

This thesis begins from the evolution process of two clues, namely, the Chinese and Western ＂Mirror Theory＂. Then it researches inductively on their essences step by step. Finally it concludes on the origins of the two different Chinese and Western cultures. This thesis aims to reveal the essences of the Chinese and Western ＂Mirror Theory＂, by getting the big picture from small details, and seeing small things through big ones. It analyzes how the differences between the roots of Chinese and West- ern cultures lead to a profound impact on the later Literary Criticism and Literature from the differences between religion and traditional thoughts.