“世俗面相”与近代中国民族国家转型——基于“大一统”思想及文化惰性的思考

The Secular Face and Modern China's Transformation into a Nation State:Reflections based on the idea of “Great Unification” and cultural inertia

近代中国从王朝国家向民族国家转型过程中,历史的惯性作用其间,对其特性及根本原因进行分析思考,十分必要。历史惯性总是在长时段下形成并塑造着下一个时代的基本面孔,这被称为"世俗的面相"。以"大一统"为核心政治诉求形成的"多元一统"民族—国家格局,在历史长河中成为历史惯性,它与传统"早熟"文明衍生而来的文化惰性,成为分析、把握世俗面相的基点。中国在近代民族国家的转型过程中,得之于现代民族国家之"形",而失之于民族文化自信之"憾"。

Historical inertia played a leading role in modern China＇ s transformation from a dynastic state to a nation state. It is thus necessary to analyze the characteristics and root causes of the transformation. Historical inertia always shapes the general face of the next era. This face is known as＂secular face＂. The＂pluralistic and unified＂pattern of a nation state,a product of taking the＂Great Unification＂as the core political pursuit,has become a historical inertia in the long history. Together with the cultural inertia derived from the traditional ＂precocious＂civilization,it becomes the basis for analyzing and understanding the secular face. In transformation into a nation state,China has taken on the ＂form＂of a modern nation state but lost confidence in its national culture.