王安石与荀子关系探源:否定中的承继

Exploring the Relationship Between Wang Anshi and Xunzi:Inheritance in the Denial

在王安石的儒学思想建构中,相比对孔、孟的推崇,其对荀子的批驳更值得探究,具体表现在对荀子"性恶论"、礼学思想乃至整体形象的全面否定等方面。然而,王安石的古文创作与《荀子》专论却有千丝万缕的联系,二者之间思想体系的背离与表达体系的承继并存。通过深入考察其背后的根源可知,王安石正因为不认同荀子王霸兼用的政治哲学,才从整体上摒弃了荀子的学说,而选择了孟子之"仁政"思想作为自己的理论支撑。而为了更好地批驳荀子的观点,王安石在潜移默化中选择了与之相似的行文结构,这无疑影响到王安石古文的创作方式,使王安石的文章在一定程度上吸取了《荀子》的养分。

Compared with the respect of Confucius and Mencius,it is worth to study about Wang Anshi’s criticism of Xunzi in the Confucianism construction system of Wang Anshi.It is embodied in Wang’s denial on the theory of evil nature of human,the theory of rituals and overall image of Xunzi.However there are complicated relationships between the literature of Wang Anshi and Xunzi.So,the denial of thought and the similarity of expression coexist.Just because Wang Anshi denied Xunzi’s political ideologies of throne and hegemony,he abandoned Xunzi’s doctrine,and then chose the thought of“benevolent government”of Mencius as his theory support.Accordingly,in order to criticize Xunzi’s thought more completely,Wang deliberately chose the same expression with Xunzi.It will be directly influence the literature of Wang Anshi and he got nutrients from the literature of Xunzi.