易学与科学:康熙、耶稣会士白晋与《周易折中》的编纂

The Book of Changes and Science: the Kangxi Emperor,Joachim Bouvet,S.J.,and the Compilation of Zhouyi zhezhong

本文根据中西文献,通过对欧洲所藏白晋《易经》手稿的分析,指出白晋延续了利玛窦的适应策略,他不仅向康熙传授西方科学,还把《易经》和《圣经》相比附,同时着意发掘《易经》中所含的数学原理;通过对《周易折中》编纂过程的梳理,揭示康熙、李光地和耶稣会士的来往和互动,指出白晋对此书的编纂起到了一定作用;并认为康熙对《算法统宗》的兴趣与白晋易学象数研究有密切的关系,从而为清初学术史、儒学和科学关系史研究提供新的视角。

Based on Chinese and Western archival documents and an analysis of Joachim Bouvet’s manuscripts preserved in Europe,this paper points out Bouvet’s continuation of Matteo Ricci’s policy of accommodation. Bouvet not only taught the Kangxi emperor Western learning,but also provided a labored comparative interpretation of the Book of Changes and the Bible. He additionally attempted to unravel the mathematical principles contained within the Book of Changes. Analysis of the process of the compilation of the Zhouyi zhezhong reveals Kangxi’s close contacts with Li Guangdi and the Jesuits,and indicates Bouvet played an important role in this compilation. The conclusion reveals that Kangxi’s interest in the Suanfa tongzong bears a close relationship with Bouvet’s numerical studies of the Book of Changes,and provides a new perspective on the historical study of Confucianism and science during the early Qing period.