论林语堂的文化自省

On LIN Yu-tang's Cultural Introspection

在20世纪30年代以后,林语堂以中国传统文化为基点,以西方文化为参照,反省中西方人的不同特质、中国传统文化的人文主义精神以及儒道文化的差异与互补,并归纳出中国传统文化的价值取向、思维方式及社会影响等。总体而言,中国人的文化视野、文化精神及处世哲学等与西方人差异明显。在儒道为代表的中国传统文化内部,林语堂也注意到内在自我革新的可能性。林语堂借鉴西方文化,思考中国传统文化的不足之处,又寻求自身文化传统的再生点,自省以自信与自强。

After the 1930s,LIN Yu-tang left China,then took Chinese traditional culture as the base point and Western culture as the reference object,comparing Chinese and Western characteristics,Chinese culture spirit and Confucianism Heterogeneity.And he summarized the profound influence of Chinese traditional culture in value orientation,thinking mode and social behavior.On the whole,it is obviously different between Chinese and Westerners in the cultural vision,cultural spirit,and lives'philosophy.Within the Chinese traditional culture represented by Confucianism and Taoism,LIN Yu-tang also noticed the possibility of inner self-reform.Drawing on Western culture,he thought about the inadequacies of Chinese traditional culture,looked for the regeneration point of his own cultural tradition,and got to cultural introspection and self-confidence.