“古今中西”之争与中国哲学的当代性

The"Ancient vs. Modern and China vs. the West Debate"and the Contemporaneity of Chinese Philosophy

“人类向何处去”这一当代中心问题在思想文化领域表现为“古今中西”之争。“古”“今”“中”“西”,呈现出从孤立到系统、从分离独立到互动生成的发展过程,其世界性特质逐步彰显,不仅在空间的维度上表现为中国向世界流溢,而且在时间的维度上表现为中国新文化的世界历史意义。“时时珠玑”的意象有助于人们理解“古今中西”的交相发用结构。“古今中西”之争制约着当代中国哲学运思,乃至“中国哲学”本身就体现出交相发用结构。这种结构突显生成、一贯与共通。以新的时空经验反思文明冲突论,以生成的共通性超越抽象的普遍性,进而由共通性走向共同体,由人类小世界走向天地万物大世界。

In the intellectual and cultural domains,the central contemporary question of"where is humanity headed?"manifests as the debate between the"antient and the modern,China and the West."The progression from the antient to the the modern,from China to the West,illustrates a developmental process from isolation to systematicity,from separation to mutual generation.Its global characteristics gradually become apparent,not only manifesting in China's overflow into the world dimensionally but also embodying the global historical significance of China's new culture over time.The imagery of"pearls in every moment"aids in understanding the intertwined structure of the"ancient,modern,China and the West."This debate constrains contemporaryy Chinese philosophy;even"Chinese philosophy"itself embodies such a structure,highlighting generation,consistency,and commonality.We shall reflect on the Clash of Civilizations theory with new spaciotemporal experiences,transcending abstract universality by generating commonality,and then move from commonality to community,from the small world of human beings to the great world of all things under Heaven.