《中国思想家评传丛书》命名指疵

The Correction of the Series of Critical Biographies of Chinese Thinkers

匡亚明主编的《中国思想家评传丛书》出版已久,赞誉附和有加。然而这套丛书在命名上名实严重不符,所收录的270位历代名人,绝大多数不符合"思想家"的标准。受命名影响,部分评传在研究写作上存在方向偏差:有意向"思想"靠拢,失之牵强,在一定程度上影响了《丛书》的质量;《丛书》"传"少"评"多,增强了"理论性",降低了可读性。《丛书》2011年"典藏版"在版本标注上存在错误,即割裂、抹杀与初版的关系,使读者难辨版本源流。

The Series of Critical Biographies of Chinese Thinkers, under the general editorship of Professor Kuang Yarning, have been highly praised since the publication of the books. But the series have deficiencies in naming the 270 eminent persons in history. Most of them can＇t meet the title of thinker. Influenced by the title, some of the biographies pay more attention to the ideology, which has a bad effect on the quality of the books. Most biographies are short while the comments are long, which stre＇ngthenhs the theoretical research but reduces the readability. The Collection of Critical Biographies of Chinese Thinkers, published in 2011, makes mistake in edition note, which parts the relationship with the original editions and makes it difficult for the users to distinguish the origin and development of the books.