《论语骈枝》:清中叶《论语》诠释路径的探索

"Pianzhi of the Analects":Exploring the Interpretive Pathways of the Analects in Mid-Qing Dynasty

刘台拱所处的学术环境,是清中叶吴、皖两派向扬州学派发展过渡的阶段,也是地方学派在宋学背景下成长转型的时期。其《论语骈枝》针对前人注疏之谬讹,精选《论语》文本十六条,征引“三礼”文献,运用多种方法逐一分析论证,溯本求是。《论语骈枝》并非仅对宋儒空疏的驳斥,也非单纯地重回汉学,而是倡导“回归典章制度”的实践,是《论语》诠释路径的探索,对《论语》学研究产生了重要影响。刘台拱也成为扬州学派发展走向“宏阔通达”的引导者。

Liu Taigong was active in a pivotal academic milieu during the mid-Qing Dynasty,aperiod marking the transition of the Wu and Anhui schools towards the Yangzhou school,and also a time of significant transformation and growth for local schools under the influence of Song Dynasty scholarship.His work,"Pianzhi of the Analects",meticulously critiques and rectifies errors in previous annotations and commentaries of the Analects.Selecting sixteen essential excerpts from the Analects,Liu Taigong employed a variety of analytical methods,integrating references from the"Three Rites"texts to seek truth from origins."Pianzhiof the Analects"represents not merely a refutation of the vacuous Song Confucianism or a simplistic revival of Han philology;it advocates a practical return to the rites and systems,pioneering an exploratory pathway in the interpretation of the Analects.This work significantly influenced the study of the Analects.Liu Taigong emerged as a key figure guiding the Yangzhou school towards a broader and more comprehensive direction.