关于中国政治思想史研究的几个问题

Some Questions on the History of China’s Political Thought

思想史研究是“今人与古人的对话”。中国政治思想史研究之所以有意义,是因为传统政治思想包含着古往今来的人们共同关心的思想主题。割断古今和回归传统的学术取向都是不可取的。准确理解历代思想家的思想学说,是中国政治思想史研究的基础性工作,对传统政治思想的准确理解首先应该从解读历史文献做起,应该完整地把握思想家的理论体系,切忌穿凿附会,望文生义。在现代化历史进程日益加速的今天,中国政治思想史研究应该承担起应有的历史责任,在价值层面上深入挖掘历代思想家共同关注的思想主题,为社会主义核心价值观的建构提供理论支持。

The study of political thought history is“the dialogue between the modern people and the ancients”.All the significance of the study of China’s political thought history relies on the common themes in the traditional political thought concerned by the people from ancient to modern times.Neither the academic orientations of cutting off the ancient and modern nor of returning to the traditional are advisable.The basic work of the study of the History of China’s Political Thought is to make accurate understanding of the theories of thinkers of previous dynasties,should begin with the interpretation of historical literature.For accurate comprehension,we should understand the theoretical system of thinkers as a whole,forbidden to explain the text arbitrarily and give meaning at will.Today,with the acceleration of the process of modernization,the research on the History of Chinese Political Thought should bear its historical responsibility,deeply excavate the common themes on the aspect of value concerned by the thinkers in past times,and provide theoretical support for the construction of socialist core values.