《禹贡》“导思想”研究

On“Guiding Thoughts”in Yugong

《禹贡》是《尚书》中重要的一篇,专门记载了我国古代的地理概况,禹贡图则是依据《禹贡》经文所绘制的地图。历来对《禹贡》的研究,多集中在对地理、名物等的考辨,而忽略了其对治水的实用价值,尤其是禹贡图的研究更是未受重视。《禹贡》与禹贡图可指导治水,而治水关键就在于《禹贡》经文里的“导”,即一种“导思想”。这种“导思想”不仅是一种水利哲学,而且还成为了后世政治哲学、宇宙哲学的一部分,并影响了后世学者的价值观和治学观。

“Yugong”is an important article in The Book of Documents,specially recorded the geographical situation of ancient China,Yugong Map is drawn on the basis of“Yugong”scripture.The studies of Yugong have always focused on the geography and the famous objects,but neglected its practical value for water control,especially the study of Yugong Map has not been paid attention to.“Yugong”and“Yugong Map”can guide the control of water,and the key to control water lies in the“guide”in the text of“Yugong”,that is,a“guiding thought”.This“guiding thought”is not only a philosophy of water conservancy,but also a part of political philosophy and cosmological philosophy,and has influenced the values and viewpoints of scholars in later generations.