反思现代性:吴宓新人文主义文化观的价值与局限

Reflecting Modernity: The Significance and Limitation of Wu Mi's New Humanism

中西古今之争是晚清启蒙运动以来中国思想界和文化界的核心命题。吴宓作为学衡派的主要代表,往往被看作新文化运动的反对者和对立面,但吴宓却自我表白是"渴望真正新文化之得以发生的"。那么,吴宓所代表的文化保守主义与新文化运动的张力和冲突何在?他所主张的新人文主义对于反思现代性具有何种价值和意义?学衡派为何不能进入中国近现代学术思想的主流?本文从吴宓所倡导和践行的新人文主义文化观和教育观两个方面求解,并以此揭示吴宓的学衡主张对中国现代学术思想的价值与局限。

Ever since the Enlightenment Movement jn the late Qing Dynasty, the debate among Chinese intellectuals about the relationship between the Chinese and the Western, the traditional and the modern had always been a core issue. Wu Mi, a key member of the School of Xue Heng was generally perceived as an opponent of the New Culture Movement while he himself claimed to have always been craving for the birth of a truly new culture. What were th~ conflicts and tensions between Wu Mi＇s cultural .conservatism and the N^ew Cultural Movement？ What is the significance and value of his New Humanistic critique of modernity？ Why couldn＇t the School of Xue Heng become the mainstream of Chinese modern thought？ This paper addresses these questions through an examination of Wu Mi＇s belief and practice of New Humanism in the field of culture and education. It coneludes by pointing out both his significance and limitation.