试论《儒林传稿》与《四库提要》的内在关系

The Interrelationship of Rulin zhuangao and Siku tiyao

出自钦定的《四库提要》首次较为全面地梳理了清前期学术史,符合国史的取材标准,故阮元以《四库提要》为圭臬。《儒林传稿》的得失与《四库提要》存在高度关联:《四库提要》略于理学史,《儒林传稿》的理学史料也相对简陋;《四库提要》详于经学史,《儒林传稿》的经学史料也比较充实。《儒林传稿》扬汉抑宋的学术宗旨亦与《四库提要》一脉相承。从清代学术史来看,《儒林传稿》与《四库提要》存在深厚的内在关系,既渊源有自,也有所突破。

Ruan Yuan,who authored Rulin zhuangao(History of Confucian scholars),took Siku tiyao(Aggregated digests of Four Treasures),a comprehensive examination of the early Qing scholarship,as the most authoritative academic criterion.The advantages and disadvantages of Ruan's work were closely related to Siku tiyao.To be specific,both discussed very briefly the history of Learning of Principle and worked intensively on the history of study in Confucian classics,as well as speaking highly of the Han-style scholarship rather than of the Song-style scholarship.It should also be pointed out that Ruan's work did achieve breakthroughs in comparison with Siku tiyao.