日本神道思想家今泉定助的“道义国家”论考察

The Theory of"Moral State"by Japanese Shinto Thinker Sadasuke Imaizumi

"九·一八"事变发生以后,在内外交织的危机意识下,日本政府和神道界都提出需要一套世界观和信仰来凝聚国民思想。面对政府提出的"国体明征"声明,以及文部省编纂的《国体之本义》等举措,神道思想家今泉定助一方面持批判态度,另一方面以"天之御中主神--天照大御神--天皇"的宇宙观和世界观为支撑,提出建设"道义国家"的构想,进而谋求实现"世界皇化"。通过考察今泉的"道义国家"论,不仅使我们看清这一构想背后所具有的侵略意图,同时有助于我们探讨战后日本"道义国家"言论的历史脉络及其实质。

After the outbreak of"September 18th Incident"in 1931,under the growing sense of crisis,Japanese goverment and Shinto thinkers advoca-ted that a full set of the world outlook and belief was needed to consolidate the unity of thoughts of the people.Faced with the governmental statement of Kokutai Meicho Movement and some other movement like the compilation of The Origin of the State which by the Ministry of education,Sadasuke Imaizumi,a Japanese Shinto thinker,held a critical attitude and also attempt to construct a vision featuring with the"Amenominakanushi Amaterasu Oom-ikami-Emperor" universe and the related world outlook,seeking for the building of a"moral state"and the realization of"world imperialization".The investigation of Imaizumi's theory of"moral nation"provides a perspective of the expansionism before its theory,as well as the historical development of the theory of"moral nation"in Japan in the postwar era.