吴于廑的大历史观

On Wu Yujin's Grand View of History

吴于廑是新中国世界史学科的主要创始人和奠基人之一,其所倡导的“整体世界史观”被誉为“世界历史新理论在我国的兴起”。其史学创见和相关世界史理论的思考和研究透露出一种大历史观,即在马克思主义唯物史观宏大理论指导下,立足于中国和世界变化发展的大背景,在处理好局部与整体辩证关系的前提下,真正从纵深、宽广的大视角观察世界历史全局,通过交叉、比较、综合等研究方法,抓住世界历史发展的核心和主流,总结历史经验和规律,最终关照现实与未来发展大势。这一大历史观既是对马克思主义唯物史观的继承和发展,同时也得益于其个人的生平经历和学术积累,并体现在其对世界历史理论体系的思考和构建、对影响世界历史形成诸大历史运动的探讨以及对某些具体问题的考察等平生治学中。它在形成原创性的理论成果和独特的学术传统、创立中国特色世界史学科体系、学术体系和话语体系及构建人类命运共同体等方面均具有重要影响和意义。

Wu Yujin is one of the main founders of the discipline of World History in China.In particular,his"holistic view of world history"is known as the"the rise of new theories of world history in China".His historiographical insights and related thinking and research on world history reveals a grand view of history.With the overall guidance of Marxist historical materialism,under the premise of properly handling the dialectical relationship between part and whole,and in view of changes and development in China and the world,his grand view could observe the overall situations of world history from a deeper and broader perspective and seize the core and mainstream of world historical development through research methods such as cross-over study,comparative study and synthetic approach,summing up historical experience and patterns and look into the future while facing the reality squarely.As a continuation and development of Marxist historical materialism,it also benefits from his personal experience and academic accumulation,which is reflected in his lifelong research such as his thinking and construction of a theoretical system for world history,his exploration of major historical events that altered the course of world history,and his investigations of certain specific issues.It has great importance to and significant impact on accomplishing original theoretical achievements and unique academic inheritance,establishing a discipline,academic and discourse system of world history with Chinese characteristics,and building a global community of shared future for mankind.