文化自信:中国与世界的互动

Cultural Confidence:The Interaction Between China and the World

中国“文化自信”是一个改变世界文化格局的宏大命题。国内已有的研究中,存在历史逻辑阙如的倾向。历史逻辑首先要指认文化自信的历史平台。21世纪中国文化自信的历史平台是中国的崛起,完全不同于19世纪之前的虚幻性“文化自信”,这是真实意义上的文化自信。历史逻辑还指认出,中国“文化自信”是一个历史过程。鸦片战争击溃了中国文化自信的盲目性,中国文化逐渐进入颓势。五四新文化运动使中国文化从自省走向自信,在拯救国家的过程中拯救了文化自身。当下中国“文化自信”必须正确对待两个问题:一是如何在拒绝完全西化的同时继续吸收西方文明的先进因素;二是在弘扬优秀传统文化的同时继续批判其消极面,以构建出能够面向世界的中国文化自信。

China’s“cultural confidence”is a grand proposition to change world’s cultural pattern.There is a tendency of lacking historical logic in domestic research.The historical logic should first identify the historical platform of cultural confidence.The historical platform of Chinese cultural confidence in the 21st century is the rise of China.Historical logic also points out that China’s“cultural confidence”is a historical process.At present,China’s“cultural confidence”must correctly deal with two problems:one is how to continue to absorb the advanced factors of Western civilization while refusing to completely westernize;the other is to continue to criticize its negative side while carrying forward the excellent traditional culture,so as to construct the cultural confidence that can face the world.