“游魂”抑或“复兴”?——对儒家思想生命力的调查和反思

“A Wandering Soul”or“Revival”?——An Investigation and Reflection on the Vitality of Confucianism

儒家思想在我国已经成为“游魂”抑或将“复兴”?国内外学术界分歧很大。社会学的实证调查方法能够更加真实地反映儒家思想在现代中国的现状。对广东省10所高校4177名大学生的调查数据表明,大学生虽然没有受过制度化儒家思想教育,但他们对儒家思想的认同度较高;接受过儒家思想熏陶的大学生更注重道德修养,更孝敬父母,在诚信自律和公益参与方面也做得更好。可见,儒家思想并非仅仅是“游魂”,但以“后发外生型现代化”视角看,儒家思想的“复兴”前景还取决于儒家思想自身普世价值及与时俱进的能力。

There is great divergence in academic circles at home and abroad on the issue that Confucianism become a“wandering soul”or it“revives”in modern China.The empirical investigation method based on sociology can more truly reflects the current situation of Confucianism in modern China.By analyzing the survey data of 4177 college students in Guangdong Province,we found even college students who have not received the institutionalized education of Confucianism have a high recognition of Confucianism.The students who have received the influence of Confucianism pay more attention to moral cultivation,respect their parents,do better in integrity,self-discipline and public participation.It can be seen that Confucianism is not a“wandering soul”,but the prospect of“revival”of Confucianism would also depends on its universal value and its ability to keep pace with the times from the perspective of“post-Exogenous modernization”.