“情不能不因时尔”:王夫之情论诠义

“Love is all a matter of timing”:Interpreting Wang Fuzhi’s Idea about Human Desire

本文的研究从王夫之的艳词情诗出发,来看王夫之如何从“情”的角度,不以艳词为讳,并解释这些作品的发生原由。试图说明:这些词语,在王夫之的思想世界中,究竟占有什么样的地位?又该如何与王夫之的生命意义,对人生世界的体悟联结?王夫之到底是以什么样的立场与观点,产生这些作品?目前学术界研究王夫之的文学,多以从文学反思其修身工夫,但反过来看,王夫之的心性论、情论、工夫论,本身就具有美学、诗性的意义,这也是我们值得注意的方向。不过,就整体来看,两者其实是相辅相成的,连续而非独立的,从工夫到文学,从文学到工夫,诗教所至,工夫随之,工夫所现,诗文呈貌,一向是王夫之的立场,本文的研究,就是处理这些问题。

This article attempts to reconsider how come Wang Fuzhi never shies away from erotic writing whenever he deals with subjects or themes concerning love or human desire as well as to trace the matrix of these works. What kind of role does this type of writing play in Wang Fuzhi’s thoughts? In which way is it related to Wang Fuzhi’s life philosophy and his attitude toward the world he lives in? Which position does he take when he gives birth to his brainchildren? Quite usually, scholars, when studying Wang Fuzhi’s literary works, tend to interpret his personality development from his literary ideas. But since Wang Fuzhi’s theories of mind, of love, of timing are in themselves aesthetically and poetically oriented, special attention should be paid to this janus-faced phenomenon which is the main issue here: artistic creation and psychological growth are not only mutually defined but also consubstantially and interdependently true. And it is in this that Wang Fuzhi does believe.