桐城派经世思想述论

Practical Thoughts of the Tongcheng School

经世思想是中国传统文化价值观的核心之一,凝聚成我国知识分子所具有的最为宝贵的精神品格。桐城派文人皆具有极其强烈的经世思想,以桐城三祖、姚门弟子以及曾国藩及其弟子们为例,他们虽处于有清一代不同的历史时期,无论经世思想之社会思潮表现出怎样的显隐起伏,他们都积极关注社会现实,力图解决社会问题,以求达到国治民安的实效。随着列强入侵国势衰微,桐城派经世思想又与爱国精神相融合,抒发变革图强的时代最强音。桐城派之经世思想值得我们继承与发扬。

Practical Thoughts,a core of traditional Chinese cultural values,are the spiritual condensation of Chinese intellectuals. The Tongcheng literati represented by ＂Three Fathers＂,YAO Nai＇s Disciples and ZENG Guo-fan had a strong sense of pragmatism. Although they lived in different historical periods in the Qing Dynasty and had varied practical thoughts,they paid much attention to social reality and made efforts to solve social problems,aiming at prosperity of the country and happiness of the people. With the invasion of west powers and the decline of national strength,the Tongcheng School integrated their practical thoughts with pragmatism,expressing their desire for revolution and improvement. Their practical thoughts are worth inheriting.