钱大昕“实事求是”史学(下篇)

Qian Daxin's Historiography of “Seeking Truth from Facts”(2)

本文在上篇 (见《求是学刊》2 0 0 1年第 3期 )之基础上 ,对钱大昕的“实事求是”史学之“知人论世” ,“师古之是”等重大理论问题进行了深入而系统的探讨 。

Qian Daxin is a well-known historiographer in the time of Qian Long of the Qing Dynasty. His Historiography of “Seeking Truth from Facts” is not only a methodology of historical textual research and criticism but also is significant with its historical ideas, including such aspects of authenticity through history, seeking facts through criticism and research, narration through facts, realistic discussion, and learning history for truth. To sum it up, it is designated at seeking the “truth” and “facts”, requesting the narration and writing of history as one of authenticity, which is one major characteristic and excellent tradition of ancient historiography in China.