《尚书》思想价值辨正——兼论儒家政治哲学奠基

Rediscovering the Ideological Value of The Book of History—An Argument Concerning the Foundation of Confucian Political Philosophy

《尚书》蕴含丰富的古典政治思想,奠定了儒家政治哲学的根本立场与基本论调。然而,文本历史流传过程中出现的真伪定谳问题,以及部分围绕儒学理论基点而展开的神权论或王权论的批驳,过分地曲解了《尚书》所应有的理论面貌。《尚书》的价值向度与思想定位,应当在一种更为广阔的哲学史观视阈下被重新辨析与厘清。尤其在传统文化复兴的时代主题之下,理性地对待《尚书》所代表的儒家古典政治哲学思想,重新探索与呈现其内在理论张力,对我国当代的政治文化改革与发展具有重要意义。

The Book of History contains a wealth of classical political thoughts, which lays down the basic position and argument of Confucian political philosophy. However, problems in historical circulation of texts, such as authenticity, theocratic theory and monarchy theory criticism around Confucianism theo- ries, have distorted the theoretical manifestation of The Book of History. The value and ideological orien- tation of The Book of History should be redefined and clarified from the broader perspective of philosophi- cal history. Especially with the revival of traditional culture in the modem era, The Book of History and its embodied Confucian political philosophy needs to be rediscovered by manifesting its intrinsic theoretical tension, which has significance for the reform and development of contemporary Chinese political culture.