“把人当成人”——再论郭沫若的历史人物研究

"Treating People as Human"——Guo Moruo's Study on Historical Figures

郭沫若重视历史人物研究,维护、恢复一些历史人物的名誉地位,热情奔放的笔触下,流露着切实的个人情感和自我体认。郭沫若的“人民本位”论需要从政治意涵之外宽泛的“人”的概念,诸如人性主义、人道主义等来加以理解。郭沫若“把人当成人”的学术取向,受中国史学的“人”学传统、西方人文主义和个性启蒙思想,以及重视并具体分析历史与现实中的人的历史唯物主义的影响。郭沫若对历史人物研究的重视及其“把人当成人”的学术取向,对中国现代史学具有重要启示意义。

Guo Moruo attached great importance to the study of historical figures,maintained and restored reputation of some historical figures.His passionate and unrestrained brushwork revealed authentic personal feelings and self recognition.Guo Moruo's "human oriented" theory needs to be understood from the broad concept of "people" beyond the political meaning,such as humanism,humanitarianism,etc..Guo Moruo's academic orientation of "treating people as human" was influenced by the "human" tradition of Chinese historiography,western humanism and the personality enlightenment thought,as well as the historical materialism which tended to stress and analyze humans in concrete historical circumstances.Guo Moruo' s emphasis on the study of historical figures and his academic orientation of "treating people as human" have important implications for modern Chinese historiography.