冯友兰哲学“负的方法”平议

On Feng Youlan’s“Negative Method”of Philosophy

冯友兰先生对于所谓哲学的“负的方法”,即神秘主义的方法,曾下很大功夫来阐释。他认为关于宇宙本体,负的方法是“不说它”而“表显”它。他对禅宗的“表显”进行过多方面的考察,但因以“六经注我”的方式利用史料,许多解释都有背原意。他自己编制的“表显”公式——新“五位”说,也不成功。所谓“表显”,实质上不过是另类言说,花样翻新地重复着“说不可说”的自反式悖论。

Mr.Feng Youlan has put a lot of effort into explaining the so-called“negative method”of philosophy,namely the mystical method.He believes that the negative approach to the ontology of the universe is to“not say it”but“manifest it”.He has conducted multiple inspections of the“manifestation”of Zen Buddhism,but many explanations have a negative impact due to the use of historical materials in the form of“six classics annotating me”.His own formulation of the“table display”formula-the new“five digit”theory-was also unsuccessful.The so-called“manifestation”is essentially just an alternative statement,repeating the reflexive paradox of“saying cannot be said”in various ways.