以思想史的视角介入史学史的研究:意义与限度

Revealing the Historiography via the Lenses of Intellectual History:Significance and Limitations

为了解决“作为思想史的史学史何以可能”的问题,本文首先指出“思想是史学史的灵魂”,史学史研究必然是思想性的,甚至是一种双重思想经验的表达。其次,作为思想史的史学史又并非仅仅是一种思想决定论。再次,思想史与史学史的结合更可能实现作为思想史的史学史所想要达成的深化学科建设并实现跨学科整合的目的。最后回答了“作为思想史的史学史能够给中国的西方史学史研究贡献什么”的问题,我们认为,当一切被书写的历史都被作为历史学家的思想史时,批判性的史学史才能在对史家思想世界的剖析中得以实现,也只有这样,史学史研究才会真正成为培养历史学家主体意识的重要工具。

To explain“how can we understand the history of historiography through the perspective of intellectual history,”this article first argues that“the soul of historiography lies in the realm of ideas,”and that historical research is a process involving intellectual practices,reflecting the experiences and expressions of intellectual thought.Secondly,examining historiography through the lens of intellectual history does not necessarily imply a consensus on thought determinism.Thirdly,the collaboration between intellectual history and historiography is likely to enrich both fields and encourage interdisciplinary integration.Lastly,this article addresses the question,“What can this collaboration contribute to Western historiography in China?”We believe that when all written history is viewed as the intellectual history of historians,it enables critical analysis of the intellectual landscape of historians.This perspective allows historiography to serve as a tool for nurturing the subjectivity of historians.