麦克法兰现代世界诞生论再思考

Rethinking on Macfarlane's Theory of the Modern World

麦克法兰跨学科的训练使他兼具历史学和人类学的学术素养,既能沉潜于史料研究,又重视实地考察。英国作为独处欧陆之外的岛国,曾经引领世界的潮流,既给世界带来了奴役和苦难,又给世界带了巨大改变。麦克法兰的演讲延续了"从现实反推历史"的逻辑,以辉格史学的手法,从欧美国家处于强势地位的现实出发,不遗余力地挖掘英格兰文化的优秀传统,充满英格兰民族自信心。如果遇到矛盾之处,则用相对主义搪塞,这种偏狭逻辑在全球史的平等视角得到大力提倡的语境下无疑会引起更大争议。

Macfarlane’s interdisciplinary training made him achieve thehistory and anthropology academic accomplishment,which made also himstudy the historical research and the field work. Being an island outside of European continent,British plays a unique role in the process of modernization,which also led the tide of the world,brought the world bondage and suffering,and also brought great changes to the world. The speech of Macfarlane continues to use the theory of using the reality to improve backward the history and develops the excellent traditional custom of England culture based on the Whig historiography,which make its people be confident. The theory of using relativism to deal with contradictions would gain great controversy in the context of equality.