中西学术得失之关节论(上)--缘起与总论

The Joint Theory of Chinese and Western Academic Gains and Losses(Part One):Origin and General Theory

西方学术发展中的主要关节:亚里士多德集大成之“四因说”的源头开端(可谓西方学术发展中的一种数学“标准式”)-康德、黑格尔的形而上学之超越及其终结(可谓西方学术发展中的元气大势的高潮、丧失与终结)-西方近现代的实证主义及其偏锋与倾斜(可谓西方学术抛弃形而上学之后走向纯数学/逻辑的恶果,其致命处,是把哲学变成了一种纯技术),实证主义之外,则是学术脱轨的“散兵游勇”,仅是表示衰落、失魂的象征。中土学术发展中主要关节:《易·系辞》、司马迁《史记·报任安书》的源头开端环节(中土学术发展中的标准式之确立)-近世以来的西化奴性环节:中体西用,或西体中用口号之泛滥成灾(形成“哲学空白-古典训练阙如-以西方说辞为本”覆盖学界的可悲局面)。对照文化传统,当今的中国学术大多是“以西方说辞为本”的学术;或空口大话或奇言怪语或耸人听闻的伪学术。中西学术发展至今天,却走向各自不同的危机。挽救危机的观念与方法,只有回到“源头”处,重新开源拓流,厘清并找到学术观念发生之真机,才有新希望。西方挽救学术危机之最早的觉醒:是“回到原典(原点)”。文艺复兴是“回到古希腊”,近世是“回到康德”“回到马克思”……中国学界,则全缺乏这种“回到原典(原点)”的意识,多以独出心裁,求新求异、追赶时髦或耸人听闻来取代危机。这是一种麻木症与文过饰非,那是非常笨拙和危险的学术观念。

In western academic development, there are the following main joints: the origin of Aristotle’s "Four Causes"(may be called a mathematic "Standard Form" in western academic development), Kant and Hegel’s transcendence of metaphysics and its ending(may be called the vitality climax, loss and end of western academic development), western modern positivism with its indirectness and bias(may be called western academic’s abandoning of metaphysics for pure mathematics/logic, which resulted in the fatal effect of turning philosophy into pure technology), except for positivism, which is like a "strayed soldier" derailed from academics, only a symbol of decline and soul loss. Their only outlet is to be obsessed with all kinds of "world conventions" and "hunt for fame and fortune", catering to the mentality of some Chinese scholars who worship everything foreign.In Chinese academic development, the major joints are: the origin and beginning of Interpretation of The Book of Changes and Reports to Ren’an in Sima Qian’s Historical Records(the establishment of the standard in Chinese academic development), and the slavery in westernization since modern times. It is overrun with slogans like Chinese Essence and Western Utility or vice versa(covering the academic circle with the pathetic situation of "philosophical gap, lack of classical training and relying on Western stories"). In contrast to cultural traditions, Chinese academics today are mostly "western story based", or bragging, grotesque, even sensational pseudo academics.Chinese and Western academics, having developed to this day, are heading for each other’s crisis. As for new concepts and methods of rescuing the crisis, the only hope arises if we return to the "source", by reopening the source to expand the flow, clarifying and finding the real opportunity for academic concepts to occur. The earliest awakening of the Western rescue of the academic crisis was "back to the original text(point)." The Renaissance is "back to ancient Greece". In modern times, it is "back to Kant" and "back to Marx"...The Chinese academic community lacks this consciousness of "returning to the original text(point)". Instead, they replace crisis by being ingenious, seeking for new ideas and catching up with fashion or sensationalism. This is a kind of numbness and whitewash, which is a very clumsy and dangerous academic concept.