何谓“人文性”:人文与文化——兼谈语文新课标的“人文性”表述问题

Humanities:Man and Culture

教育部颁布的《全日制义务教育语文课程标准》(以下简称“新课标”)首次将“人文性”确定为语文的基本属性之一。因此,如何理解“人文性”就成了广大中小学教师深入理解和自觉执行课程标准的前提条件。但在专家们的解读中,大多将“人文性”理解为“文化性”,这显然是错误的。本文主要从“人文性”含义的历史演变中概括出其基本内涵,并最终认为“人文”作为道德哲学范畴的文化概念,与“文化”并不等同,新课标有关语文“人文性”的表述也应予以修改。

Humanities is for the first time set as one of the basic qualities in language teaching in the' The Course Standard of Chinese Language in the Full Time Obligatory Education'enacted by the Department of Education of the State. Therefore, how to comprehend humanities has become the precondition of reaching deep understanding by the vast middle and primary school teachers in their conscious observance of the course standards. However, quite a few experts understand humanities as culture, which is an obvious mistake. In this essay is held that the basic implication of humanities can be generalized in its historical evolution and so humanities is a cultural concept which might be classified into the categories of philosophy and it cannot be identified with culture. As a result, the definition of humanities in Chinese language teaching given in the New Course Standard should be revised accordingly.