朱子思想研究如何回归文本与问题？——《朱子思想再读》自序

Returning to Texts and Questions in Zhu Xi Studies: Author’s Preface for Rereading Zhu Xi

与近年来阳明学与阳明后学的研究呈"井喷之势"相比,朱子学与朱子后学的研究却略显"冷清";若要有所突破,则研究必须回归文本本身,着眼于其中的基本问题,尽量拓展理论视野。对朱子学的思想"重读"基本属于一种多管齐下的问题史研究,正是通过对朱子哲学思想问题的多重探讨,或有可能促进对朱子学的理论旨趣获得某些新的发现。

The last few decades have seen a striking contrast between the explosion of studies on Wang Yangming and his followers and the inadequate attention paid to studying Zhu Xi and his followers’ thoughts. To make a breakthrough in advancing the study of Zhu’s theory, it is imperative to return to his texts and, from a broader theoretical perspective, revisit the basic issues therein. Rereading Zhu’s thought falls largely under the category of the multipronged studies on the history of philosophical issues. By probing the multiple aspects of Zhu’s philosophy, it is possible to gain new insights that will reveal the theoretical purport of Zhu’s teachings.