“轴心时代"中西方人类思维方式的比较研究

A Comparative Study of Chinese and Western Modes of Thinking in the “Axial Age”

"轴心时代",人类精神实现了初步觉醒,中西方人类思维方式也表现出明显不同:即中国"天人合一"与西方"天人二分"的思维方式。对这两种思维方式进行比较研究,我们能够明确:中国思想家主要关注人生之道,人文意识浓厚,西方则热衷于探索自然规律,科学精神可嘉;而中西方伦理观念也就不同,即中国"求善"与西方"求真"理念的差异。

Human spirit has achieved a preliminary awakening in the ＂Axis era＂ and the Chinese and Western ways of thinking were also significantly different：the Chinese mode of thinking that human and nature are an indi- visible unity, while the western mode of thinking that they are striving for the difference between nature and human. Through a comparative study of these two ways of thinking, we can clearly understand that Chinese thinkers mainly focus on the ways of life and their human consciousness is strong, while the western people are keen to explore the natural law and their scientific spirit is commendable. The ethics between Chinese and Western are also different, that is, Chinese are seeking for ＂goodness＂ while ＂truth＂ is significant in Western philosophy.